SS# obtaining

[hbreaker]

Hello !

I am starting a lawn care company.

I have most of the information and have 25% of the things to start running the company.

I still need to find out how to obtain a SS# and also a certicate of operation or if I need one as I am not to clear on the amount of money that needs to be made before a person need to get certified ?

[rkbrown]

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Welcome to the forum, hbreaker.

To obtain an SS#, call or go to your local Social Security office (kinda surprised you don't already have one).

As far as a business license or certificate of operation, check with your county government. Filling out your profile would help tell us where you are and if someone else is from the same or nearby town, they might direct you. If you plan of spraying insecticides or herbicides, you will need to get a state license for that. Check with your county ag extension service on how to obtain a pesticide license.

Rob
Taybritt Lawn and Landscape Services

[Scaper-S2k]

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Are you talking about an Employer Identification Number? Or are you just not sure of your own Social Secrity number?

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[hbreaker]

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Hello !

Below is a reply to the 2 that replied to my post and also another question.

I am currently working for a professional landscape company.
They do train, and certify workers in spraying "roundup" and
several other things I have only begun to get into.

If I obtain a certicate from them to spray round up or so
would this also be good for my own company or do I need to obtain
a seprate one also ?


:rkbrown

I will now fill out my profile as I wanted to see if this was a active forum.

Also thanks for the certificate of operation and state license
information also !

:Scaper-S2k

Employer Identification Number is what I was asking !

[Scaper-S2k]

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I think you are going to have many more biz questions. Let me recommend this: Call your Chamber of Commerce. Explain your situation and ask them how you can find the answer. Don't ask them for the answer, they aren't biz people, but they will tell you exactly who to call. They will give you all the information you will need for starting a new business.

Okay, now as for the EIN. One thing first, that number is optional if you are a sole pro...unless you pay employees. ther than that, you can just use you Social Security #. To get an Employer Identification Number, you need to fill out a form called SS-4. You can get this from the IRS website. You can either mail it, or call it in. I personally would call it in and make sure it was done properly. Then they will send you the documentation for it.

Good luck.

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