Rebecca Scott

Debra, any cottage food bakery would be considered a business. Usually you don’t need to get an EIN unless you have employees. You don’t need to pay extra for a DBA if you use your own name, but you still might have to get a business license. And yes you can request an ID number from the ag dept to put on your labels.

I live in Oregon, and I have a question about being a cottage bakery.
Now if you’re say you’re a cottage bakery and you’re working from home, therefore you would not be considered a business would you?
And am I right or am I wrong, you would not have to get a EIN or sign up with the business administration? And also for a business name you don’t…[Read more]