Current status: Not registered with MI Treasury — intentional. Every jar sold so far is exempt under the bakery rule, and Use Tax exposure is near zero from mainstream vendors.
Register the moment you do any of these: a pop-up where customers eat on-site, sell coffee/tea/drinks, include utensils with delivery, do catering, bundle a jar with a prepared-food item, OR Stripe asks for a sales tax number during Live activation. Then it's ~10 min on Michigan Treasury Online — Form 518 / Sales & Use Tax registration.
Tax-free when ALL true
Sold packaged in original sealed container (a jar counts)
No utensils provided — no spoons, forks, plates with the order
Allergen call-outs (the 9 majors): milk, eggs, soy, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, sesame — list the ones present
Net weight in oz and grams
"Keep Refrigerated" for any cream-containing product
Date made / best by — production date
We'll fill in the exact label text per SKU as soon as we move to the labels step.
LLC Liability Shield
Daily discipline
Always
Run all business expenses through Mercury
Sign contracts as "Felipe Mayta, sole member, Dolce Canalle LLC"
Keep receipts (Schedule C deductions need backup)
Use EIN — not SSN — on every business form
Never
Pay business expenses with the Capital One personal card
Sign business contracts as just "Felipe Mayta"
Use the LLC bank for personal purchases
Accept business payments into Capital One personal
Why it matters: a clean separation is what stops creditors from "piercing the veil" and going after personal assets in a lawsuit. One bad commingled transaction can undo the whole shield.
Quick Reference
IDs & addresses
EIN42-2143032
MI Entity ID900204199
Business address3520 Weldon Dr SW, Grandville, MI 49418
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