Wedding Planner Permit Requirements in Hartford, CT

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees, operate as an LLC/corporation, or file certain business tax returns. Free from the IRS. Sole proprietors with no employees may use their SSN instead.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online)

   Free

   Immediate (online)

1. Connecticut Sales and Use Tax Permit

   Any business selling, renting or leasing goods, selling an enumerated taxable service, or operating a hotel, motel, lodging house or bed and breakfast in Connecticut must register with the Department of Revenue Services for sales and use tax. Registration is done online through myconneCT under 'New Business/Need a CT Registration Number?'. DRS issues a Sales and Use Tax Permit that must be displayed conspicuously for customers. A separate permit is required for each business location, and a buyer of an existing business cannot use the previous owner's permit - a new one must be obtained.

   Official government source

   $100 registration fee, charged once per business location at registration·Registration is completed online through myconneCT; the Sales and Use Tax Permit is issued on registration

   $100 registration fee, charged once per business location at registration

   Registration is completed online through myconneCT; the Sales and Use Tax Permit is issued on registration

2. General Liability Insurance for wedding planners (optional, not a Connecticut requirement)

   Connecticut imposes no insurance requirement on wedding or event planners - no state licence, bond or minimum coverage exists for this occupation. General liability coverage is nonetheless commonly demanded by the private parties a planner works with: venues and hotels routinely require a certificate of insurance naming them as additional insured before allowing a planner to work on site, and municipalities require proof of insurance as a condition of a special event permit when an event uses public property. Because it is a private commercial product, the premium is set by the insurer according to coverage limits, payroll, revenue and claims history, and no government fee schedule applies.

   No government fee - premiums are set privately by the insurer; the amount of coverage is dictated by venue and client contracts, not by Connecticut law·Not applicable - no state filing is involved; a policy binds as soon as the insurer issues it

   No government fee - premiums are set privately by the insurer; the amount of coverage is dictated by venue and client contracts, not by Connecticut law

   Not applicable - no state filing is involved; a policy binds as soon as the insurer issues it

1. No general business license required in Hartford for wedding planners

   Hartford does not issue a general business license for wedding planners or most service businesses. The Licenses & Inspections Division, part of Development Services rather than the City Clerk's office, licenses only specific regulated categories such as food establishments, vendors, laundromats, amusement devices and parking lots. Wedding planners operating as sole proprietors, LLCs or corporations need a trade name certificate if working under a business name, and a special event permit when an event uses city property.

   Official government source

   No fee - Hartford issues no general business license·Not applicable

   No fee - Hartford issues no general business license

   Not applicable

2. Hartford Trade Name (DBA) Certificate

   If you work under a trade name rather than your own name, file a Trade Name Certificate with the Hartford Town & City Clerk before accepting payments under that name. Connecticut has no county government - CGS Sec. 35-1 puts the filing with the town clerk. The application must be notarized, and two forms of identification are required if you sign it at the clerk's office.

   Official government source

   $20 filing fee; $5 to have it notarized at the clerk's office; $3 per certified copy·Filed in person at the Town & City Clerk's office

   $20 filing fee; $5 to have it notarized at the clerk's office; $3 per certified copy

   Filed in person at the Town & City Clerk's office

Official Sources

• City of Hartford — Business Licensing
• Connecticut Secretary of State
• IRS — Apply for EIN

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