Open litonico opened 6 years ago
Thanks so much Lito!
hey! here's what i've determined about selling things in CA:
if you sell three zines (three zines, precisely, or more) in california, you need a seller's permit. because the zine fest is over a short period of time, having a temporary seller's permit is ok: https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/industry/temporary-sellers.htm
you can get a seller's permit here: https://onlineservices.cdtfa.ca.gov/_/#3 (you must attest you're not selling alcohol or tires or lumber or lead-acid batteries. other kinds of batteries are fine i think)
most people will register as a sole proprietorship, and provide their SSN as their tax id.
then, after you sell three zines, you need to send in a tax return in the calendar month after you've sold the thing: https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/services/#File-a-Return
you can do that at the same place: https://onlineservices.cdtfa.ca.gov/_/
because i don't yet have a seller's permit, i don't know what that entails, but it's probably providing your tax id and how much money you made. i'll update this when i receive a temporary seller's permit!
update: i may only register for a temporary seller's permit if i'm actually selling something in california within 90 days, so i can't test all of this out ahead of time. i think that's ok, though, because the .gov website instructions seem very clear.
from https://github.com/czf-con/orga/issues/14 this is a thing that i will look in to and get precise details on! and also write up a guide for zine authors.