All Businesses need a(n) , Omaha business tax registration.
 All Businesses that use a business name to trade that is other than the surname and first name of a sole proprietor or a fictitious business name other than the LLC or Corporation legal name need a(n) Douglas County  DBA assumed business name certificate. Â
  You may also need a resale license if you selling touchable items.  (A.K.A NE seller's permit, state id, wholesale, resale, reseller certificate).
   In addition you will need a federal and a state EIN if you will hire employees. I.e., a NE Federal Tax Id Number and a(n) NE  State Employer Tax Number Â
   Instead of filing an Assumed Trade Firm business name ("DBA" Doing Business As) in Omaha, set up a coporation in NE  or set up a(n) NE LLCÂ
Here's How to Get Your NE Seller's Permit and Other permits and Registrations You May Need.
NE Seller's Permit, LLC, DBA, Licenses & Tax IDs Requirements:
The point of delivery determines the location of the sale. The Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) rate is calculated at the rate in effect at that location. Deliveries into a Nebraska city that imposes a local option Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) are taxed at the state rate (5.5%), plus the applicable local rate. Deliveries into another state are not subject to Nebraska Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) .
The penalty is $25, or 10% of the tax, whichever is greater.
Yes, a "zero" return must be filed by the due date, even if there is no tax information to report or tax to be remitted. The taxpayer should indicate on the return that there were no taxable sales or purchases for the tax period.
Yes. Sales made by retailers via the Internet are taxed in the same manner as sales made by other retailers, including those via mail-order catalogs. If the seller is licensed to collect Nebraska Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) , then the customer pays the Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) to the seller. If the seller is not licensed to collect Nebraska sales tax or fails to collect the Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) , then the customer becomes personally liable for the tax and must pay it directly to the Department of Revenue as use tax. Forms are available on our website for remitting the use tax.
Sales of food or food ingredients which are generally for home preparation and consumption are not taxable. Food which may be purchased exempt from Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) includes cereals, eggs, fruits, meats, vegetables, milk, cooking oils, sugar, canned or bottled soft drinks, bottled water, and candy.
Not the advice but developing or renewing and training is taxable.
First decide on a business structure Online Store as a Sole Proprietor, LLC/Corp, or Partnership.
✔ Step 2 All Online Store Businesses need a , Business tax registration also called an occupation business License ✔ Step 3 Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Online Store merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit. ✔ Step 4 All Online Store Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name ✔ Step 5 Hiring Online Store Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
Selling/Leasing or if wanting to buy or sell Online Store merchandise, food, equipment requires a Seller's Permit.
All Online Store Businesses Using a DBA doing business as name need a DBA Fictitious Business Name
Hiring Online Store Workers Requires a Federal EIN and a State Tax Number EIN
As of 9/16/2025 12:44:52 PM, you can obtain your OMAHA seller's permit here at $39 plus any tax you may have to pay in advance. To set up your reseller license is inexpensive but starting your business may cost you about (figures vary depending on area and type of business ) $185262.58 or $6668111.66 depending on your start up money. Getting a license in OMAHA DOUGLAS OMAHA, 68111 You will have many potential clients in this city. In fact, as much as 26098 but about 9953 are families in this area in NE. In addition, getting a 402 cell phone area code may help increase the idea that you operate from the city because you can text your clients as a local vendor (remember, everyone is texting these days). You can lease a space to operate your business from but if buying a house, the prices are (about $ 68111 38900 avergage value) , which you can use as a home operated business as well.
Your actual location in OMAHA will be your business address. E.g., your business location could be 61034 OMAHA Road/Avenue or 66TH Way/Ct or OMAHA, NE . Operating from a 68111 P.O. Box location purported as your business mailing address. E.g. P.O Box 57629 OMAHA,NE 68111 . However this turns out, in 331 considering demographics is intelligent. For example,
before iinvesting in getting a wholesale license there, there are about 5936, Whites, 1056 Hispanics, and 18526 Blacks in the 68111 area. Another important consideration is that of the residents' income in the wingspan of your business location. Each family here earns about $23470 per household and has about 2.58 residents per family. However, is the weather nice? Consider that the altitude is 1034 feet, and you getting a seller's license in 6 time zone.