Obtaining Your Vendor's License

• 1). Contact your county auditor's office. Ask for the county clerk. Find out what the requirements are for your type of business in your area.
  
  
• 2). Request a vendor's license application through the county auditor's office, or have them direct you to their online site. If you are registering online, download the application. Find out if there are any permits that you may need for your business
  
  
• 3). Determine a name for your business before you fill out your application. Enter this business name as your DBA ("Doing Business As"). Fill out the application. If you are a sole proprietor without employees, enter your Social Security number on the application in lieu of an EIN. Enter your EIN if you have employees. Enter you business name, address and include your name as the business owner. Complete the vendor's license application and sign your name and the date at the bottom. Complete any other necessary forms.
  
  
• 4). Mail or complete your application at the county auditor's office. Pay the required fee.
  
  
• 5). Wait several weeks for your vendor's license. Renew the vendor's license each year when you are notified by mail.