Handyman Business Permit Requirements in Sioux Falls, SD

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

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   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. South Dakota Department of Revenue - Sales Tax License

   Any business with a physical presence in South Dakota must be licensed for sales tax collection, and South Dakota taxes services as well as tangible personal property and products transferred electronically. The state sales and use tax rate is 4.2 percent (reduced from 4.5 percent), and municipal sales and use tax of generally 1 to 2 percent applies where the purchaser receives the product or service. Remote sellers and marketplace providers with more than $100,000 in gross sales into South Dakota in the previous or current calendar year must also license and remit. Register using the Department of Revenue's online Tax License Application.

   Official government source

   Free - there is no fee for a South Dakota sales tax license·Apply online through the Tax License Application; the license is typically issued within a few business days

   Free - there is no fee for a South Dakota sales tax license

   Apply online through the Tax License Application; the license is typically issued within a few business days

2. South Dakota Contractor's Excise Tax License

   South Dakota has no statewide general contractor license. Instead, any person entering into a contract for construction services (Division C of the 1987 SIC Manual) or performing construction, building, installation, or repair of a fixture to real property must hold a South Dakota contractor's excise tax license from the Department of Revenue. A 2% excise tax applies to the gross receipts of prime contractors on realty improvement contracts (SDCL 10-46A-1). Register online through the DOR tax license application. Entity formation (LLC, corporation, partnership) is filed separately with the Secretary of State, and local building permits still apply per project.

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   $0 - South Dakota DOR charges no fee for a sales or contractor's excise tax license; the tax itself is 2% of gross receipts·Apply online through the DOR Tax License Application; the license card is issued once the application is approved

   $0 - South Dakota DOR charges no fee for a sales or contractor's excise tax license; the tax itself is 2% of gross receipts

   Apply online through the DOR Tax License Application; the license card is issued once the application is approved

1. No Sioux Falls General Business License Required

   Sioux Falls has no general business license, and business licensing is not handled by the Finance Department. The Licensing Office operates under the City Attorney's Office and states that 'not all businesses and professions need City licensing'; Code of Ordinances Sec. 110.026 lists the complete set of licenses the city issues. Licensing is split across departments: City Attorney's Office (alcohol, medical cannabis, pawnbroker and secondhand dealers, transportation services, circus, fortune telling, motion picture theater, livery, charitable/educational/religious registration), City Clerk (raffle and bingo), Police Records (alarm businesses, peddler/mobile food), Planning and Building Services (contractor licensing), Landfill (hauler license), Water Reclamation (liquid waste generators), and the Sioux Falls Health Department (daycare, tattoo artist and establishment). Massage therapists are licensed by the state Board of Massage Therapy. If your business type is not on that list, no city license is required.

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   $0 for business types the city does not license; fees for the specific licensed categories vary by category·N/A unless your business falls in one of the listed licensed categories

   $0 for business types the city does not license; fees for the specific licensed categories vary by category

   N/A unless your business falls in one of the listed licensed categories

2. City of Sioux Falls Building Permit (for regulated work)

   Handyman work in Sioux Falls that involves electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or structural changes requires a permit from City of Sioux Falls Planning and Development Services (605-367-8670); Minnehaha County does not issue building permits inside city limits. The city also licenses contractors for residential building, electrical, mechanical and HVAC, plumbing, and signs, so the trade work itself may require a city contractor license as well. South Dakota has no statewide general contractor license, but plumbing is licensed by the SD Plumbing Commission and electrical by the SD Electrical Commission. Contractors also owe the state 2 percent contractor's excise tax on realty improvement contracts (SDCL 10-46A-1).

   Official government source

   Permit costs start at $40 and rise with the project's total cost per the city's published residential and commercial building permit fee schedules; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work is priced on a separate MEP fee schedule·All permits begin with a plan review; contact Planning and Development Services (605-367-8670) for current review and inspection scheduling

   Permit costs start at $40 and rise with the project's total cost per the city's published residential and commercial building permit fee schedules; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work is priced on a separate MEP fee schedule

   All permits begin with a plan review; contact Planning and Development Services (605-367-8670) for current review and inspection scheduling

Official Sources

• City of Sioux Falls Finance Department
• South Dakota Contractor Registration

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