Wedding Planner Permit Requirements in Stamford, 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 Stamford general business license for wedding planners (category-specific permits only)

   Stamford issues no general business license and Connecticut has no statewide one, so a wedding planner - whether a sole proprietor, LLC or corporation - has no annual city licence to obtain or renew. Stamford's Permits and Licenses catalogue is entirely category-specific: Building Department permits (building, demolition, zoning, signs, temporary tents, contractor registration), Engineering excavation and obstruction permits, Cashiering & Permitting permits (special event, showmobile, solicitors, street vendor, film, permit to vend in parks) and Department of Health licences (food establishment, mobile food establishment, cosmetology, massage establishment and others). A planner's real obligations are a Secretary of the State filing if organised as an LLC or corporation, a trade name certificate with the Town Clerk if trading under an assumed name, and event-specific permits where an event uses city property or public space.

   Official government source

   No fee - Stamford issues no general business license for wedding planning; event and vending permit fees are set per category by the city·Not applicable - no general business license exists to apply for; individual event permits follow the deadlines set by Stamford's Cashiering & Permitting office

   No fee - Stamford issues no general business license for wedding planning; event and vending permit fees are set per category by the city

   Not applicable - no general business license exists to apply for; individual event permits follow the deadlines set by Stamford's Cashiering & Permitting office

2. Stamford Trade Name (DBA) Certificate

   An event planner trading under a name other than the owner's own legal name - 'Perfect Day Events' rather than a personal name - must file a trade name certificate with the Stamford Town Clerk before doing business under it. CGS Sec. 35-1a requires the filing in the town where the business is principally transacted, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of the State, executed by each applicant (or an authorised officer for a company) and acknowledged before an officer qualified to administer oaths. The certificate is valid for five years and may be renewed within the six months before expiry. Connecticut abolished county government in 1960, so there is no Fairfield County filing office; note also that CGS Sec. 35-1 itself was repealed effective January 1, 2025 and replaced by Secs. 35-1a to 35-1e.

   Official government source

   $20 for a trade name application, renewal, amendment or cancellation - a statewide statutory fee under CGS Sec. 7-34a - plus $1 per page for a copy and $2 to certify it·The Town Clerk issues the certificate on acceptance of the completed application; it is then valid for five years (CGS Sec. 35-1a(d))

   $20 for a trade name application, renewal, amendment or cancellation - a statewide statutory fee under CGS Sec. 7-34a - plus $1 per page for a copy and $2 to certify it

   The Town Clerk issues the certificate on acceptance of the completed application; it is then valid for five years (CGS Sec. 35-1a(d))

Official Sources

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

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