Who needs a Missouri tax registration: retail sales tax license, employer withholding, and the sales tax bond in Missouri?

Issued by Missouri Department of Revenue, at step 2 of 6 in the opening sequence: register for tax.

Every kind of business in Missouri

The Missouri table lists this for every kind of business.

Register through MyTax Missouri before the first sale; the same application opens the withholding account. The Department will not issue the retail sales tax license until the bond is in, so file the bond form with the application. The license must be displayed, and local sales taxes are collected on the same return.

Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.

Step 2 of 6: Register for tax

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by Missouri Department of Revenue.

Sources and dates

Department of Revenue business registration pages (form 2643, MyTax Missouri); 12 CSR 10-104.020 (sales and use tax bonds); RSMo 144.087. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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