Get your California reseller permit
A California reseller permit is issued by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and the state charges nothing for it. The permit is free, though the CDTFA may require a security deposit. FastBusinessFiling completes and files the registration for a flat $50, so the total is $50. Verified on August 4, 2026.
Source: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. Checked August 4, 2026.
Filed in a day. One flat price. Nothing you didn't ask for.
Filed within one business day
One tier, one speed, every order. There is no rush fee here because there is no slow lane to buy your way out of.
A specialist reads every filing
Prepared and checked before it is filed. If your name or address will not clear the state, you hear from us before it goes in.
Registered agent at $99, only if you want one
Optional, and it sits beside a free option to name yourself. Most people never need to buy it.
One price, and nothing starts on its own
$100 to form, $50 flat for every filing after. The only thing that can renew is a registered agent you chose, at the price you chose it for. No tiers, no trial that turns into a charge.
What does a California reseller permit cost in total?
Nothing from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, plus our $50 to file the registration: $50 in total.
- California government fee
- None
- Our service fee
- $50 flat
- Total through us
- $50
- Issued by
- California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
- Prepared and submitted
- Within one business day
- Renewals or subscriptions
- None
Does a California reseller permit protect your personal assets?
No. A permit registers you for sales tax; it does not put anything between your business and your personal assets. If that matters to you, forming an LLC in California costs $70 in state fees plus our $100.
What else does California require of an LLC?
California requires a Statement of Information, generally every two years for LLCs ($20 to the state), and a registered agent at all times, plus sales tax registration if you sell taxable goods.
Annual report
$20 to the state. California calls this the Statement of Information. An LLC files Form LLC-12 for $20: the first within 90 days of registering, then every two years during a six-month filing window ending on the last day of its registration month. Missing the required filing can lead to a $250 Franchise Tax Board penalty and suspension or forfeiture; check the state's notices for your entity. More on California annual reports.
Registered agent
Every California LLC has to name one. It can be you at no cost if you have a street address in the state. Ours is $99 a year and optional, with no first year that quietly becomes a renewal.
Trade name, if you use one
California registers trade names at the county level, so there is no single state fee. California registers fictitious business names at the county level. Contact us and we will quote your county by hand.
What else do people ask about California reseller permits?
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration charges nothing for the registration itself. Our fee to complete and file it is $50.
Usually not. A reseller permit registers you with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to collect and remit sales tax and to buy inventory for resale without paying tax on it. A business license is a separate permission to operate, often issued by a city or county. A few states fold both into one application; most do not.
You register where you have nexus, which is a tax question about where your business has enough presence or sales to owe the state something. Physical presence in California creates it; so can crossing a sales threshold from out of state. That is a question for your accountant, not for us. Most sellers start with their home state and add others as they grow.
Other California filings
What other states charge
Government fees on this page are paid to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. Fees are taken from each state's official fee schedule, last checked August 4, 2026. States change them without much warning, and your exact total is recalculated at checkout from the same table. FastBusinessFiling is a filing service, not a law firm or an accounting firm, and does not give legal or tax advice. You can file any of this yourself directly with California.
