Ohio Vendors License
Before you become a licensed Ohio motor vehicle dealer you will need to apply for an Ohio Vendors License.
This is a step that must be completed BEFORE mailing
in your dealer license application. You will also need
to have your new Federal Employment Identification
Number which will be necessary to create your vendor
number.
An Ohio vendor’s license will allow you
to log and pay the sales tax that you collect from your
customer. Once you complete the application you will be
assigned a Vendor Number which you will enter on your
dealer license application.
You can click here to
apply for an Ohio Vendor Number through the Ohio
Business Gateway or you can apply for your Vendor Number
through the County Auditor that your dealership is
located in.
Before you can apply for a Vendor
Number you will need to determine your North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for your
business. To determine your NAICS code visit
http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics
The Used
Car Dealers NAICS code is 441120
The used Motorcycle,
ATV, and all other motor vehicles the code is 441228
You will need these code numbers when applying for
your vendor number. If selling both Used Cars and
Motorcycles, ATVs and other motor vehicles just use the
441120 Used Car Dealers code.
If you would like
to apply to for a vendor number through the mail you can
log on
http://www.tax.ohio.gov but it will take at
least 6 weeks to receive the information.
Applying for an Ohio Vendors License is a quick and easy
procedure that should only take a few minutes to
complete. We will cover the Ohio Vendor License
application process in your dealer training class. When
you leave you will be able to easily apply for your Ohio
Vendors License.