Lisa

Your products can’t have any type of meat in them.

No — direct means that you are personally interacting with the buyer when the sale happens. But there are also rules about what a food establishment can sell — I don’t think you can even setup a table in a coffee shop and sell there directly.

Yup, income tax too.

You are definitely responsible for self-employment tax, and I’m not sure what you’re referring to with “incr take”.

If they don’t know, then don’t worry about the sales tax. You should be exempt anyway.

You should be able to make baklava, but since it’s not explicitly listed on the allowed foods list, you should check with the health dept first.

For sales taxes, it doesn’t seem to be consistent from state-to-state, so I’m not sure. In Colorado, I would start by asking the Taxation Division in the Department of Revenue. For yearly taxes, you’d contact the IRS, as you probably know.

Ultimately it is up to the county to decide what the rules are, and it does differ between counties, but I’ve never heard of a county saying that. Are you sure they weren’t referring to prepackaged goods that you may be reselling? I guess I could see them making a case that you could list “Nestle’s chocolate chips” and that the consumer could find…[Read more]

1) Yes
2) Yes
3) No
4) You should contact your local planning division and see if there are any other requirements for your area. Otherwise, you’re good to go!
5) As long as your church is hosting a public event, then you should be able to sell at it. However, are you profiting or just selling there as a charitable donation to the church? If it’s…[Read more]

I’d say you’d start with familiarizing yourself with the law, and then getting your training. Then you should contact your planning division to see if there are any other requirements.