Regulations For Bakery

 

Government regulations for a bakery.

1. Taxes

You must collect sales tax if your state requires sales tax on baked goods. This money is then turned over to your state department of revenue.

The collection of sales tax depends on your state’s specific requirements for restaurants and bakeries.

Generally, you must file tax forms in your state to obtain a tax identification number in order to pay the required sales tax to the department of revenue.

2. Legal Structure

You must establish a legal structure for your bakery and establish a CPF / CNPJ for the company.

You can choose to establish a fictitious name in your county by filing a DBA with the county clerk, or you can establish a corporation and request an employer identification number from the IRS. Either of these two options will allow you to conduct business wherever you live.

3. Licenses and Permits

The need for some specific types of license will depend on whether you are a full-service bakery, make your own bakery products, or simply resell bakery products that you buy in bulk.

For example, Oregon requires a specific license for bakeries, while it requires another type of license for retail stores that simply sell baked goods but no longer process those products.

4. Inspections

Your bakery may be subject to regular inspections by healthcare workers. You must have excellent sanitation practices and maintain a bakery that provides food that is safe to eat.

Hazard and Critical Control Point Analysis is a management system that you can implement to analyze the safety of food that you sell to the public. It allows you to monitor processed raw materials for the finished products.