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Decide your setup, get the Utah registration order straight, and finish the early Facebook Marketplace launch steps without losing the official detail behind the answer.
Last verified April 29, 2026 7 chapters
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On this journey
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Current chapter: Choose setup
01
Chapter 1 of 7
Choose the setup you want to launch with
Start with the setup decision first, then use the rest of the guide to build the state registrations and platform steps around it.
Core chapter
What this chapter does
Your setup choice, the short safe path, and the money realities that matter before spending deeply.How to move through it
Review sole proprietor.Use Part 1 to get oriented, then compare both setup paths before you spend more time or money.
3 parts to review • 35 source touchpoints behind the drawers.
Chapter parts
Open Part 1 when you are ready to start working through this chapter.After you start, only one part stays open at a time and the earlier ones stay easy to revisit.
Part 1 of 3
Start here before you spend heavily
A short orientation for the guided journey before the detailed launch steps begin.
Part 1 of 3
Start here before you spend heavily
A short orientation for the guided journey before the detailed launch steps begin.
Short answer
Use this first part only to get oriented. The detailed state, platform, local, and packet steps will follow in order.- First decide whether you are launching as a sole proprietor or a single-member LLC.
- Then work through the Utah registrations, Facebook Marketplace setup, local checks, and packet review in order.
Do next: Do not spend money yet.
Why this matters
Key detail
Do not spend money yet.
Keep in mind
- First decide whether you are launching as a sole proprietor or a single-member LLC.
- Then work through the Utah registrations, Facebook Marketplace setup, local checks, and packet review in order.
Official links
Up next Compare setup
Part 2 of 3
Compare sole proprietor and LLC
The side-by-side setup comparison.
Part 2 of 3
Compare sole proprietor and LLC
The side-by-side setup comparison.
Short answer
Read both setup paths before you decide which one you want the rest of the launch flow to follow.- Best if you want the cheapest and simplest start.
- Utah does not require a state entity-creation filing just to exist as a sole proprietor under your true legal name.
- Faster launch.
Do next: Review sole proprietor.
Save the path you want to optimize around
The unchosen setup stays visible for comparison, but the chosen one gets visual priority so the reading path feels more intentional.
Quick tradeoff view
Use one pass to compare the launch speed, separation, and upkeep tradeoffs.The detailed comparison stays below. This lens just makes the two setup shapes easier to scan before you read every bullet.
Best for
Sole proprietor
Best if you want the cheapest and simplest start.
Speed to start Quicker start
Owner and business separation Very little separation
Ongoing admin load Lighter upkeep
Best for
single-member LLC
Best if you want a more durable setup for a real business.
Speed to start More front-loaded paperwork
Owner and business separation Cleaner separation
Ongoing admin load More upkeep
Compare details
Sole proprietor
Best for
Best for
Best if you want the cheapest and simplest start.
What it means
- Utah does not require a state entity-creation filing just to exist as a sole proprietor under your true legal name.
- If you use a trade name, Utah uses a statewide DBA / assumed-name registration through the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code rather than a county-only default.
- The public DBA form reviewed on April 28, 2026 shows a USD 22 new filing fee and says the registration runs for 3 years when approved.
- The current Utah fee schedule reviewed on April 28, 2026 shows an assumed-name renewal fee of USD 18.
- Business income generally runs through your personal federal and Utah income-tax returns unless the facts later change.
- You usually do not get a liability shield.
Why someone chooses it
- Faster launch.
- Lower up-front cost.
- Fewer entity-maintenance steps.
Main downside
Personal liability
single-member LLC
Best for
Best for
Best if you want a more durable setup for a real business.
What it means
- Utah LLC formation uses a Certificate of Organization with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code.
- The current public filing fee is USD 59.
- Utah requires a registered agent with a Utah street address.
- Utah's public renewal FAQ says the renewal is due one year from registration and annually after that.
- The FY2026 fee schedule reviewed on April 28, 2026 shows the LLC renewal at USD 18 and the late renewal fee at USD 10.
- If the public brand differs from the legal LLC name, the Utah DBA branch stays separate.
Why someone chooses it
- Liability protection.
- Cleaner setup for banking, vendors, bookkeeping, and scaling.
- Better fit for sourcing, branding, insurance, and later hiring.
Main downside
Higher setup friction and recurring maintenance than a sole proprietorship
Official links
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Compare business types
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Sole proprietor baseline
Official commerce.utah.gov
Utah DBA filing
Federal irs.gov
EIN overview and online application
Formation corporations.utah.gov
Formation hub
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Default entity formation filing
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Optional name reservation
Official commerce.utah.gov
Renewal timing guidance
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Ongoing entity maintenance
Tax commerce.utah.gov
Entity tax treatment
Tax commerce.utah.gov
Recurring entity fee
Up next Money and risk
Part 3 of 3
See the money and risk realities before you spend
The upfront friction and risk notes that shape the launch decision.
Part 3 of 3
See the money and risk realities before you spend
The upfront friction and risk notes that shape the launch decision.
Short answer
These are the friction points most likely to catch a new Facebook Marketplace operator off guard in Utah.- Utah splits state entity filing, DBA registration, TC-69 tax registration, TC-721 resale use, and local licensing across different offices instead of one universal startup workflow.
- Facebook Marketplace is not one stable business-seller program in the public record. It still mixes consumer local sales, feature-gated shipping flows, and help pages that are partly account-specific.
- Physical-product sellers should think about general liability and product liability coverage early, but no public Facebook Marketplace seller-wide liability-insurance threshold or universal insurance mandate was identified in the reviewed official public sources on April 29, 2026.
Do next: Review utah-specific friction.
Why this matters
Utah-specific friction
Main takeaway
Utah splits state entity filing, DBA registration, TC-69 tax registration, TC-721 resale use, and local licensing across different offices instead of one universal startup workflow.
Watch for
- Utah's public marketplace-seller tax record is not fully harmonized for a Utah-based marketplace-only founder, so you should not flatten Pub 71, the non-nexus page, the sales-tax FAQ, and Publication 25 into one universal no-registration answer.
- Salt Lake City keeps meaningful local business-license, zoning, and neighborhood-impact questions alive even when the state-side filings look simple.
- Utah resale support can stall a launch even when the marketplace-only story sounds simple, because TC-721 resale use expects a sales-tax-license number on the resale line.
Facebook Marketplace-specific friction
Main takeaway
Facebook Marketplace is not one stable business-seller program in the public record. It still mixes consumer local sales, feature-gated shipping flows, and help pages that are partly account-specific.
Watch for
- Marketplace access runs through the seller's main Facebook profile and can be restricted.
- Public Meta help still says Marketplace is intended for consumers and says businesses that list there may be blocked or have listings removed.
- Shipping, checkout, seller verification, payout setup, protection, and listing limits should be treated as live account and action-date questions rather than permanent certainties.
Insurance reality
Main takeaway
Physical-product sellers should think about general liability and product liability coverage early, but no public Facebook Marketplace seller-wide liability-insurance threshold or universal insurance mandate was identified in the reviewed official public sources on April 29, 2026.
Watch for
- Separate carrier, landlord, warehouse, payment, or commercial-lease requirements can still create insurance obligations even if Facebook Marketplace itself does not publish a universal threshold.
Official links
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Compare business types
Formation corporations.utah.gov
Formation hub
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Default entity formation filing
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Optional name reservation
Official commerce.utah.gov
Renewal timing guidance
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Ongoing entity maintenance
Federal irs.gov
EIN overview and online application
Federal irs.gov
EIN paper form
Tax tax.utah.gov
State tax registration
Tax tax.utah.gov
Registration instructions
Platform tax.utah.gov
Marketplace or platform tax rule
Tax tax.utah.gov
Nexus threshold page
Tax files.tax.utah.gov
Resale or exemption certificate
Tax tax.utah.gov
Recordkeeping guidance
Platform facebook.com
Platform insurance threshold or requirement
Local slc.gov
City business-license portal
Local slc.gov
City application and home-business path
Local maps.slc.gov
City zoning and parcel lookup
Federal slc.gov
City land-use and permit research path
Local slc.gov
City forms and application links
Local tools.slc.gov
City fee schedule
02
Chapter 2 of 7
Handle the Utah registration path in order
This is the state-side work before you rely on the platform to carry any part of the operating flow.
Core chapter
What this chapter does
The Utah and federal registration sequence, tax setup, and state-maintenance checks.How to move through it
Step 2: Choose your name and brand approach.Use the order check first, then move from name and entity work into EIN, banking, and tax setup.
4 parts to review • 43 source touchpoints behind the drawers.
Registration sequence
Keep the Utah and federal setup in this order.This chapter works best when you keep the filings, EIN, banking, and tax work in one clean sequence instead of bouncing between tabs.
- 1 Use the checklist to keep the order straight
These checklist groups keep the pre-spend, pre-sale, and pre-launch work visible before you open the platform workflow.
- 2 Handle name, entity, and filing setup
Use the name-and-formation steps plus the state LLC order before you open banking or state tax registration.
- 3 Get the EIN and banking basics in place
Use the EIN and banking steps before you start platform onboarding, payouts, or supplier paperwork.
- 4 Close the Utah tax and filing branch
Keep the Utah tax and maintenance rules together before you assume the platform solved them.
Chapter parts
Open Part 1 when you are ready to start working through this chapter.After you start, only one part stays open at a time and the earlier ones stay easy to revisit.
Part 1 of 4
Use the checklist to keep the order straight
The quick-start checklist grouped by the main launch phases.
Part 1 of 4
Use the checklist to keep the order straight
The quick-start checklist grouped by the main launch phases.
Short answer
These checklist groups keep the pre-spend, pre-sale, and pre-launch work visible before you open the platform workflow.- Pick your business name.
- Form the business or file the public-name branch that matches your facts.
- Get an EIN from the IRS if applicable.
Do next: Pick your entity.
See checklist
Do these before you spend money
Grouped so the launch order stays easier to scan.
- Pick your entity.
- Pick your business name.
- Decide whether you are starting with local meetup, local pickup, direct payment, or shipping with checkout on Facebook if your account is eligible.
- Decide whether you need a clean resale path from the start.
- Stay in low-risk general merchandise for the first launch.
- Avoid services, animals, medical or healthcare products, recalled products, food, supplements, cosmetics, medical claims, batteries-heavy hazmat, alcohol, children's products, and obvious counterfeit-risk goods.
- Make sure you can document sourcing and item condition.
Do these before your first sale
Grouped so the launch order stays easier to scan.
- Form the business or file the public-name branch that matches your facts.
- Get an EIN from the IRS if applicable.
- Open a dedicated business bank account.
- Resolve the Utah marketplace-only, TC-69, TC-721, and any future direct-sale branch before you assume Facebook Marketplace removes the need for a Utah tax account or resale setup.
- Check Salt Lake City business-license, zoning, neighborhood-impact, and home-occupation rules before you use that address for inventory, meetups, or shipping activity.
- Confirm your Facebook account can access Marketplace, and if you want shipping, confirm that seller verification, tax information, and payout setup are actually available to your account.
Do these before launch goes live
Grouped so the launch order stays easier to scan.
- Build one low-risk listing first.
- Choose either a safe meetup workflow or a shipping workflow you can actually support.
- Keep local pickup, direct payment, off-Facebook direct sales, and any Meta-managed shipped-checkout transactions in separate recordkeeping lanes.
- Re-check the current Meta help and legal pages for fees, chargebacks, shipping rules, and seller-protection limits before you price inventory.
Official links
Up next Name + filing
Part 2 of 4
Handle name, entity, and filing setup
The name, formation, and LLC-order work for the state launch path.
Part 2 of 4
Handle name, entity, and filing setup
The name, formation, and LLC-order work for the state launch path.
Short answer
Use the name-and-formation steps plus the state LLC order before you open banking or state tax registration.- Step 3: Form the business.
- If you sell under your legal name:.
- File the Utah DBA / assumed-name registration through the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code before using that name publicly.
Do next: Step 2: Choose your name and brand approach.
Step details
Best practical order for a Utah single-member LLC launch
- Choose the product lane first and decide whether you will stay marketplace-only or also make direct or wholesale sales.
- Choose the legal entity name and decide whether you also need a separate public-facing DBA.
- If helpful, reserve the name, then file the Utah LLC.
- Get the EIN.
- Open the bank account.
- Resolve the Utah tax branch before inventory purchases because marketplace-only facilitated sales, direct sales, and TC-721 resale needs do not lead to the same answer.
- Put the Utah anniversary renewal on the calendar immediately, and add the three-year DBA renewal if you filed one.
- Check city and county local-license, zoning, and home-business rules before storing or prepping inventory at the address.
- If operating in Salt Lake City, verify the home-business or neighborhood-impact branch directly with Business Licensing and use the zoning tools for the exact property.
- Build the Facebook Marketplace seller account and complete verification only after the legal, tax, and local branches are aligned.
- Finish the Facebook Marketplace listing, shipping, returns, and payout setup with a small first launch.
- If you hire, complete the employer, unemployment, and workers' compensation branch before or at first payroll.
Sole proprietor: Decide whether you need a Utah assumed-name filing
Main takeaway
If you sell under your legal name:
Watch for
- File the Utah DBA / assumed-name registration through the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code before using that name publicly.
- The public DBA form reviewed on April 28, 2026 shows a USD 22 new filing fee and says the registration runs for 3 years when approved.
Single-member LLC: Name search and naming standards
Main takeaway
Before filing:
Watch for
- and reserve the name if you want extra time before formation. The FY2026 fee schedule reviewed on April 28, 2026 shows a USD 22 name-reservation fee.
Single-member LLC: File the formation document
Main takeaway
Core filing:
Watch for
- Form name: Certificate of Organization.
- Form number: no separate public form number was identified in the reviewed record.
Single-member LLC: Complete the immediate post-filing step
Main takeaway
Utah's reviewed LLC guidance says at least one governing person will later be provided in the annual report delivered to the Division.
Watch for
- adopt the operating agreement and keep it internally,.
- and remember that the operating agreement is not filed with the Division.
Single-member LLC: File the assumed-name or DBA form if needed
Main takeaway
If the public brand differs from the legal LLC name, file the Utah DBA / assumed-name registration through the Business Registration System.
Watch for
- The public DBA form reviewed on April 28, 2026 shows a USD 22 new filing fee and a 3-year term when approved.
Step 2: Choose your name and brand approach
Main guide step 2
What this step settles
You need to decide whether you are:
Why it matters: Important:
- operating under your own legal name,
- using a Utah DBA,
- reselling existing brands,
- creating your own brand,
- or building toward a private-label path.
- Your Facebook Marketplace identity, payout, and tax details still need to match real-world records.
- Utah's DBA branch does not replace local licensing.
- Marketplace selling does not replace state registration, local permits, or your recordkeeping duties.
Step 3: Form the business
Main guide step 3
What this step settles
If you choose sole proprietor: If you sell under your true legal name, no Utah state entity-creation filing was verified for the sole proprietorship itself.
- If you choose sole proprietor: If you sell under your true legal name, no Utah state entity-creation filing was verified for the sole proprietorship itself.
- If you choose sole proprietor: If you use another public-facing name, file the Utah DBA / assumed-name registration before using that name with banks, suppliers, or Facebook Marketplace records.
- If you choose sole proprietor: Keep the local branch separate. A Utah DBA does not replace city licensing, zoning, or home-occupation review.
- If you choose single-member LLC: Do this in order:
- If you choose single-member LLC: Search name availability and decide whether you also need a separate public-facing DBA.
- If you choose single-member LLC: File the Utah Certificate of Organization and list the registered agent with a Utah street address.
- If you choose single-member LLC: Adopt the operating agreement internally, get the EIN, and calendar the annual renewal immediately.
- If you choose single-member LLC: If the public brand differs from the legal LLC name, file the separate Utah DBA / assumed-name registration.
Official links
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Compare business types
Formation corporations.utah.gov
Formation hub
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Default entity formation filing
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Optional name reservation
Official commerce.utah.gov
Renewal timing guidance
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Ongoing entity maintenance
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Sole proprietor baseline
Official commerce.utah.gov
Utah DBA filing
Local commerce.utah.gov
Local business-license guide
Local utah.gov
Local license links
Federal irs.gov
EIN overview and online application
Tax commerce.utah.gov
Entity tax treatment
Tax commerce.utah.gov
Recurring entity fee
Local utah.gov
State start-here page
Formation businessregistration.utah.gov
State business portal
Official utah.gov
State small business support hub
Up next EIN + banking
Part 3 of 4
Get the EIN and banking basics in place
The EIN, banking, and recordkeeping baseline before launch.
Part 3 of 4
Get the EIN and banking basics in place
The EIN, banking, and recordkeeping baseline before launch.
Short answer
Use the EIN and banking steps before you start platform onboarding, payouts, or supplier paperwork.- Step 5: Open banking and bookkeeping.
Do next: Step 4: Get your EIN.
Step details
Step 4: Get your EIN
Main guide step 4
What this step settles
Use the IRS EIN application if applicable. For most LLCs this is part of the normal setup. For many sole proprietors it is optional, but it is still useful for banking, supplier paperwork, resale documentation, and Facebook Marketplace setup.
Step 5: Open banking and bookkeeping
Main guide step 5
What this step settles
Do this right away:
- Open a business checking account.
- Keep business money separate from personal money.
- Save every invoice, shipping bill, Facebook Marketplace fee statement, and tax record.
- Build a sourcing folder and a tax folder from day one.
Official links
Federal irs.gov
EIN overview and online application
Federal irs.gov
EIN paper form
Tax tax.utah.gov
State tax registration
Tax tax.utah.gov
Registration instructions
Platform tax.utah.gov
Marketplace or platform tax rule
Tax tax.utah.gov
Nexus threshold page
Tax files.tax.utah.gov
Resale or exemption certificate
Tax tax.utah.gov
Recordkeeping guidance
Up next Tax + maintenance
Part 4 of 4
Close the Utah tax and filing branch
The Utah tax stack, registration timing, and maintenance follow-up.
Part 4 of 4
Close the Utah tax and filing branch
The Utah tax stack, registration timing, and maintenance follow-up.
Short answer
Keep the Utah tax and maintenance rules together before you assume the platform solved them.- A single-member LLC, an employer, or a founder who wants clean banking and vendor separation should get an EIN.
- Use Taxpayer Access Point (TAP) and choose Apply for tax account(s) - TC-69 when you need a Utah sales-tax account.
- Pub 71 says marketplace sellers do not need a Utah sales tax license for facilitated sales unless they have Utah nexus and make sales outside a marketplace.
Do next: Step 6: Register for Utah tax, seller permit, direct-sale, or resale setup.
Step details
1. EIN
Main takeaway
A single-member LLC, an employer, or a founder who wants clean banking and vendor separation should get an EIN.
Watch for
- A sole proprietor may not always need one federally, but it is usually the cleaner operational choice for Facebook Marketplace and resale paperwork.
2. Utah sales tax, seller permit, or equivalent registration
Main takeaway
Use Taxpayer Access Point (TAP) and choose Apply for tax account(s) - TC-69 when you need a Utah sales-tax account.
Watch for
- Register before direct taxable Utah sales begin or before you need a Utah tax account for resale or other tax-account reasons.
- Utah's public pages say new businesses estimate their sales-tax liability at registration and are assigned a filing frequency.
3. Marketplace or platform tax rule
Main takeaway
Pub 71 says marketplace sellers do not need a Utah sales tax license for facilitated sales unless they have Utah nexus and make sales outside a marketplace.
Watch for
- Utah's non-nexus page reviewed on April 28, 2026 says nexus now turns on more than $100,000 of Utah sales and says the 200-transaction test applied only before July 1, 2025.
- But the Utah sales-tax FAQ reviewed on the same date still lists gross revenue of more than $100,000 or 200 or more separate transactions.
- Do not treat any one of these pages as the final answer for a Utah-based, Facebook Marketplace-only seller. The public record is not fully harmonized, so keep the branch explicitly unresolved until the Tax Commission confirms the action-date posture for the actual facts.
- Safe takeaway: a pure Facebook Marketplace-only Utah seller should not treat marketplace-facilitator collection as a universal no-registration answer, and should not promise TC-721 resale support, without confirming the posture directly with the Tax Commission.
4. Resale purchases or exempt purchasing
Main takeaway
Utah uses Form TC-721 or equivalent electronic exemption information.
Watch for
- The current TC-721 requires a sales tax license number for starred exemptions, and the Resale or Re-lease line is one of those starred exemptions.
- If you want resale treatment for inventory purchases, resolve your Utah sales-tax-license posture before promising a supplier that you have a valid Utah resale certificate.
5. Entity tax treatment
Main takeaway
Utah generally follows the federal classification baseline for a standard single-member LLC, so income usually flows through unless you elect a different federal classification.
Watch for
- Utah still separates the legal formation filing from the tax-account branch, so sales tax, employer taxes, and local licensing remain separate setups.
6. Entity filing-fee or franchise-tax rule
Main takeaway
This packet did not verify a separate Utah LLC franchise tax on the public state pages reviewed on April 28, 2026.
Watch for
- The recurring public state entity fee verified here is the annual LLC renewal at USD 18, due one year from registration and annually after that, plus the USD 10 late fee if missed.
- The current public assumed-name renewal fee is USD 18 on the 3-year cycle.
7. If the founder changes entity type later
Main takeaway
If the ownership, business name, or business location changes, Utah's sales-tax FAQ points businesses to TC-69C.
Watch for
- If you convert from sole proprietor to LLC or otherwise take a new FEIN, do not assume the old tax-account or local-license posture carries over automatically.
Sole proprietor: Register for Utah tax, seller permit, or marketplace-seller setup
Main takeaway
Utah's public materials are not perfectly harmonized for a Utah-based marketplace-only seller.
Watch for
- If you will make direct sales, wholesale sales, or any non-marketplace Utah sales, use the TC-69 / TAP path before launch unless the Tax Commission tells you otherwise.
Sole proprietor: Understand the tax reality
Main takeaway
Federal business income generally flows through to the owner's personal return for a standard sole proprietorship.
Watch for
- The real Utah friction is the unresolved public split between marketplace-only sales and the ordinary sales-tax-license branch, plus the fact that TC-721 resale use expects a Utah sales tax license number for the resale line.
Single-member LLC: File ongoing entity maintenance
Main takeaway
Key points:
Watch for
- due: one year from the date of registration and annually thereafter.
- assumed-name renewals: 3 years from registration and every 3 years after that.
Step 6: Register for Utah tax, seller permit, direct-sale, or resale setup
Main guide step 6
What this step settles
Resale branch:
- Use Taxpayer Access Point (TAP) and choose Apply for tax account(s) - TC-69 when you need a Utah sales-tax account.
- Utah's public materials are not perfectly harmonized for a Utah-based marketplace-only seller.
- Pub 71, reviewed on April 28, 2026, says marketplace sellers do not need a Utah sales tax license for facilitated sales unless they have Utah nexus and make sales outside a marketplace.
- Utah's non-nexus page reviewed on April 28, 2026 says nexus now turns on more than $100,000 of Utah sales and says the 200-transaction test applied only before July 1, 2025.
- But the Utah sales-tax FAQ reviewed on the same date still lists gross revenue of more than $100,000 or 200 or more separate transactions, and Publication 25 still says every seller with an established Utah presence must have a Utah sales tax license.
- Safe takeaway for this packet: if you are a Utah-based Facebook Marketplace-only seller, confirm the registration posture directly with the Utah State Tax Commission before assuming you can stay unregistered.
- If you will make direct website sales, in-person sales, wholesale sales, or any other non-marketplace Utah sales, use the TC-69 path before launch unless the Tax Commission tells you otherwise.
- Utah uses Form TC-721 or equivalent electronic exemption information.
- The current TC-721 requires a sales tax license number for starred exemptions, and Resale or Re-lease is one of those starred lines.
- If you want Utah resale treatment for inventory purchases, resolve the sales-tax-license posture before promising suppliers that you have a valid Utah resale certificate.
Official links
Federal irs.gov
EIN overview and online application
Federal irs.gov
EIN paper form
Tax tax.utah.gov
State tax registration
Tax tax.utah.gov
Registration instructions
Platform tax.utah.gov
Marketplace or platform tax rule
Tax tax.utah.gov
Nexus threshold page
Tax files.tax.utah.gov
Resale or exemption certificate
Tax tax.utah.gov
Recordkeeping guidance
Tax commerce.utah.gov
Entity tax treatment
Tax commerce.utah.gov
Recurring entity fee
Federal fincen.gov
BOI or other federal reporting status
Local utah.gov
State start-here page
Formation businessregistration.utah.gov
State business portal
Official utah.gov
State small business support hub
03
Chapter 3 of 7
Finish the Facebook Marketplace account and operations branch
Use these steps for the platform-side account, plan, operations, and eligibility work after the state basics line up.
Core chapter
What this chapter does
Facebook Marketplace account setup, operations, and pre-launch readiness.How to move through it
Step 10: Choose the right platform plan.Open the Facebook Marketplace branch only after the Utah basics line up, then finish plan and operations choices.
3 parts to review • 27 source touchpoints behind the drawers.
Chapter parts
Open Part 1 when you are ready to start working through this chapter.After you start, only one part stays open at a time and the earlier ones stay easy to revisit.
Part 1 of 3
Open the Facebook Marketplace account
The first account and verification work for the platform path.
Part 1 of 3
Open the Facebook Marketplace account
The first account and verification work for the platform path.
Short answer
Start the platform onboarding only after the legal name, EIN, and payout details line up cleanly.Do next: Step 9: Create your Facebook Marketplace account and listing workflow.
Step details
Step 9: Create your Facebook Marketplace account and listing workflow
Platform step 1
What this step settles
Have these ready:
Why it matters: What the public pages say: What that means in practice:
- government-issued ID
- main Facebook profile in good standing
- phone number
- email address
- bank account information if you are using shipped checkout and payouts
- tax information if you are using shipped checkout and Facebook asks for it
- Marketplace access is for adults with active Facebook accounts and uses the seller's main profile rather than an additional profile.
- Access can be restricted for new, inactive, or policy-violating accounts.
- Public Meta help also says Marketplace is intended for consumers and that businesses that list on Marketplace may be blocked or have listings removed.
- Do not assume a normal Utah business can rely on Facebook Marketplace the same way it could rely on a conventional business-seller marketplace.
- Treat account standing and feature availability as a live operational risk, not a one-time setup item.
Official links
Up next Plan + pricing
Part 2 of 3
Review the plan, pricing, and optional programs
Plan, pricing, and optional program decisions before launch.
Part 2 of 3
Review the plan, pricing, and optional programs
Plan, pricing, and optional program decisions before launch.
Short answer
Use this part for the platform plan, pricing, or optional brand and program choices that come before operations.- Step 11: Decide whether brand or authenticity records belong in the initial launch.
Do next: Step 10: Choose the right platform plan.
Step details
Step 10: Choose the right platform plan
Platform step 2
What this step settles
Local or message-based sales: No public universal listing fee was identified for ordinary local-only listings.
- Local or message-based sales: No public universal listing fee was identified for ordinary local-only listings.
- Local or message-based sales: Local payment is generally arranged between buyer and seller, often through cash or person-to-person payment methods.
- Local or message-based sales: This branch does not use the Meta payout stack described in shipping-help pages.
- Shipped orders with checkout on Facebook: Public Meta merchant-policy pages reviewed on April 29, 2026 say Individual Sellers using onsite checkout are charged a 5% selling fee per transaction with a minimum fee of $0.40.
- Shipped orders with checkout on Facebook: The public policy wording says the fee is calculated on the full transaction amount including item price, shipping fees, and applicable taxes.
- Shipped orders with checkout on Facebook: Public help pages show a feature-gated payout stack and reference both PayPal and bank-account update help pages.
- Shipped orders with checkout on Facebook: Safe practical takeaway:
- Shipped orders with checkout on Facebook: Keep payout guidance provider-agnostic.
- Shipped orders with checkout on Facebook: Treat local sales and shipped-checkout payouts as different branches.
- Shipped orders with checkout on Facebook: Re-check the actual account flow on the day you use it.
Step 11: Decide whether brand or authenticity records belong in the initial launch
Platform step 3
What this step settles
Facebook Marketplace does not offer a clean public brand-registry-style program for ordinary sellers in the reviewed public record.
- Facebook Marketplace does not offer a clean public brand-registry-style program for ordinary sellers in the reviewed public record.
- What matters first is authenticity, ownership rights, and clean sourcing records.
- If you are reselling branded goods, keep invoices, receipts, and condition records from day one.
- If you are building your own brand, trademark planning can still matter, but Facebook Marketplace is usually better treated as a resale or lead-generation surface than as the primary long-term brand system.
Official links
Official facebook.com
Marketplace access and account eligibility
Formation facebook.com
Listing creation
Official facebook.com
Selling modes overview
Official facebook.com
Shipping and checkout branch
Official facebook.com
Policy and restricted-item baseline
Local facebook.com
Direct local sale flow and safety
Tax facebook.com
Seller verification for shipping
Official facebook.com
Listing-volume limit
Official facebook.com
Shipping performance
Federal facebook.com
Returns and refund posture
Platform facebook.com
Platform insurance threshold or requirement
Up next Ops + eligibility
Part 3 of 3
Finish operations and eligibility before scaling
Operations and eligibility checks before the business scales.
Part 3 of 3
Finish operations and eligibility before scaling
Operations and eligibility checks before the business scales.
Short answer
Close the operating branch only after the listing, trip, hosting, or operational eligibility checks are ready.- Step 13: Confirm product, condition, and category eligibility before scaling.
Do next: Step 12: Decide whether you will ship, meet locally, or both.
Step details
Step 12: Decide whether you will ship, meet locally, or both
Platform step 4
What this step settles
Option 1: Local meetup, pickup, or drop-off: Best if you want the simplest first launch and do not need onsite checkout.
- Option 1: Local meetup, pickup, or drop-off: Best if you want the simplest first launch and do not need onsite checkout.
- Option 1: Local meetup, pickup, or drop-off: What you need:
- Option 1: Local meetup, pickup, or drop-off: a realistic meetup or handoff plan
- Option 1: Local meetup, pickup, or drop-off: clear listing descriptions and condition disclosures
- Option 1: Local meetup, pickup, or drop-off: safe public meeting habits
- Option 1: Local meetup, pickup, or drop-off: records showing what was sold, when, for how much, and how payment happened
- Option 1: Local meetup, pickup, or drop-off: Important:
- Option 1: Local meetup, pickup, or drop-off: Local transactions are the clearest direct sale branch.
- Option 1: Local meetup, pickup, or drop-off: They do not get flattened into Facebook-protected or marketplace-facilitated transactions just because the listing started on Marketplace.
- Option 2: Seller-managed shipping with checkout on Facebook if available: Best if:
- Option 2: Seller-managed shipping with checkout on Facebook if available: the account is actually eligible,
- Option 2: Seller-managed shipping with checkout on Facebook if available: the item qualifies,
- Option 2: Seller-managed shipping with checkout on Facebook if available: and you want Facebook-facilitated checkout rather than a pure local deal
- Option 2: Seller-managed shipping with checkout on Facebook if available: What the public record says:
- Option 2: Seller-managed shipping with checkout on Facebook if available: Shipping is not available to all users.
- Option 2: Seller-managed shipping with checkout on Facebook if available: Shipping performance includes Cancellation Rate and Missed Handling Rate.
- Option 2: Seller-managed shipping with checkout on Facebook if available: Public help says cancellation rate should stay below 10%.
- Option 2: Seller-managed shipping with checkout on Facebook if available: Public Meta merchant-policy pages say an individual-seller order that is not fulfilled within 3 business days from purchase may be automatically canceled by Meta.
- Option 2: Seller-managed shipping with checkout on Facebook if available: Public help and policy pages also keep seller protection narrower than many sellers assume.
- Option 2: Seller-managed shipping with checkout on Facebook if available: Practical beginner recommendation:
- Option 2: Seller-managed shipping with checkout on Facebook if available: Start with one or two low-risk local or seller-managed listings and keep the operational model simple. Expand into shipped checkout only if the account actually supports it and the first live flow matches the public Meta rules you reviewed that day.
Step 13: Confirm product, condition, and category eligibility before scaling
Platform step 5
What this step settles
Before you scale, confirm four different things:
Why it matters: Important Facebook Marketplace public rules:
- Listings must be physical products for sale.
- Services are not allowed.
- Animals, medical and healthcare products, recalled products, and other noncompliant items are not allowed.
- Buyers and sellers are also responsible for complying with applicable laws and regulations.
- the item is lawful in Utah
- the item is lawful in Salt Lake City if local rules matter
- the item is allowed by Facebook Marketplace, Meta Commerce Policies, and Community Standards
- the item is described and priced in a way that will not trigger policy or scam concerns
Official links
Official facebook.com
Marketplace access and account eligibility
Formation facebook.com
Listing creation
Official facebook.com
Selling modes overview
Official facebook.com
Shipping and checkout branch
Official facebook.com
Policy and restricted-item baseline
Local facebook.com
Direct local sale flow and safety
Tax facebook.com
Seller verification for shipping
Official facebook.com
Listing-volume limit
Official facebook.com
Shipping performance
Federal facebook.com
Returns and refund posture
Platform facebook.com
Platform insurance threshold or requirement
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Chapter 4 of 7
Handle the local and city-specific branches
These local facts can still change the answer even after the state and platform path looks clear.
Optional branch
What this chapter does
Local permits, local taxes, city appendices, and location-specific operating rules.How to move through it
Review salt lake city appendix.Only turn this chapter on if your location, city, or operating model changes the answer.
2 parts to review • 15 source touchpoints behind the drawers.
Only turn this branch on if it matches your plan
These branch questions keep the main reading path clean. If one matches your situation, the relevant detail blocks below get emphasized.
Matching branch content is now highlighted below.
Chapter parts
Open Part 1 when you are ready to start working through this chapter.After you start, only one part stays open at a time and the earlier ones stay easy to revisit.
Part 1 of 2
Local permits and location checks
Utah pushes several operating questions down to municipalities and counties.
Part 1 of 2
Local permits and location checks
Utah pushes several operating questions down to municipalities and counties.
Short answer
Utah pushes several operating questions down to municipalities and counties.Do next: Review local permits and location checks.
Why this matters
Local permits and location checks
Main takeaway
Utah pushes several operating questions down to municipalities and counties.
Watch for
- For any place where the Facebook Marketplace business will operate:.
- start with Utah's government-requirements page and business-licensing guide,.
- check the city business-license office where the business will operate,.
- check the county branch if the address is in an unincorporated area,.
- ask zoning, planning, building, or fire staff if the business will operate from home, store inventory, or receive recurring commercial deliveries,.
- and keep written answers tied to the exact address when possible.
- Statewide practical rule:.
- Utah's business-licensing guide says businesses should license with the local municipality where they are doing business and that counties govern unincorporated areas.
- That local-license branch is separate from the Utah state DBA or entity filing branch.
- A Utah founder can be fully formed with the state and still be blocked locally by zoning, occupancy, delivery-traffic, or storage rules.
- Typical local risk areas:.
- local business-license requirements.
- home occupation restrictions.
- inventory or supply storage.
- recurring carrier activity at a residence.
- fire-code or occupancy limits.
- customer visits or pickup.
Official links
Local utah.gov
State start-here page
Formation businessregistration.utah.gov
State business portal
Official utah.gov
State small business support hub
Local slc.gov
City business-license portal
Local slc.gov
City application and home-business path
Local maps.slc.gov
City zoning and parcel lookup
Federal slc.gov
City land-use and permit research path
Local slc.gov
City forms and application links
Local tools.slc.gov
City fee schedule
Up next Salt Lake City appendix
Part 2 of 2
Salt Lake City Appendix
If the business operates in Salt Lake City, add one more review layer.
Part 2 of 2
Salt Lake City Appendix
If the business operates in Salt Lake City, add one more review layer.
Short answer
If the business operates in Salt Lake City, add one more review layer.Do next: Review salt lake city appendix.
City detail
Salt Lake City Appendix
Main takeaway
If the business operates in Salt Lake City, add one more review layer.
Watch for
- Salt Lake City's public business-licensing page says that if you engage in business within city limits, you are generally required to maintain a valid business license, and all commercial business licenses must be reviewed for zoning, building, and fire compliance.
- But Salt Lake City's public application-process page adds an important home-business qualifier: under state statute, the city says it does not require a business license if the business operates from home unless the business causes an impact to the neighborhood.
- That same page tells operators to contact Business Licensing to determine whether their home business requires a license.
- Salt Lake City's public application materials say that if you need a home-business license, you apply online and upload the Home Occupation form during the application.
- Salt Lake City's zoning page says founders can use the online zoning map to find the zoning for a property, use Chapter 21A.33 land-use tables, and use the Citizens Access Portal to research property information before relying on a local answer.
- Salt Lake City's Starting a Project page says the Planning Counter / One-Stop Shop is the first contact for project questions and points founders back to the zoning resources.
- Salt Lake City's FY2026 fee schedule amended on January 29, 2026 shows a home-occupation business-license fee of $153, a commercial business-license fee of $193, and an employee fee of $28 annually per full-time or part-time employee if the business has more than one employee.
- Safe local rule:.
- Treat Salt Lake City as an address-specific branch, not a statewide certainty. Inventory storage, prep work, routine carrier activity, signage, and neighborhood impact can all change the city answer.
Official links
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Chapter 5 of 7
Use the hiring and insurance branch only if it matches your plan
This branch matters when you expect to hire, scale, or need the insurance follow-up tied to the business model.
Optional branch
What this chapter does
Hiring, payroll, insurance, and scale-up risk reminders.How to move through it
Review insurance reality.Only turn this branch on when hiring, payroll, or coverage questions are close enough to matter.
2 parts to review • 5 source touchpoints behind the drawers.
Only turn this branch on if it matches your plan
These branch questions keep the main reading path clean. If one matches your situation, the relevant detail blocks below get emphasized.
Matching branch content is now highlighted below.
Chapter parts
Open Part 1 when you are ready to start working through this chapter.After you start, only one part stays open at a time and the earlier ones stay easy to revisit.
Part 1 of 2
If you hire, close the employment branch first
The employee registration, payroll, and employment-program branch.
Part 1 of 2
If you hire, close the employment branch first
The employee registration, payroll, and employment-program branch.
Short answer
Use these cards if the business will hire employees or carry payroll responsibilities soon.- Utah's unemployment-insurance portal lets an employer create a new UI account for the business, and Utah's TC-69 / TAP path is the tax-registration branch for withholding and related tax accounts.
- Utah Labor Commission guidance reviewed on April 28, 2026 says that, with a few exceptions, every employer is required to provide workers' compensation coverage for all employees.
- This packet did not verify a general Utah private-employer disability-insurance or paid-family-leave registration program on the official employer pages reviewed on April 28, 2026.
Do next: Review 1. employer registration.
Why this matters
1. Employer registration
Main takeaway
Utah's unemployment-insurance portal lets an employer create a new UI account for the business, and Utah's TC-69 / TAP path is the tax-registration branch for withholding and related tax accounts.
Watch for
- The main agencies in this packet are the Utah Department of Workforce Services for UI and the Utah State Tax Commission for state tax accounts.
2. Workers' compensation
Main takeaway
Utah Labor Commission guidance reviewed on April 28, 2026 says that, with a few exceptions, every employer is required to provide workers' compensation coverage for all employees.
Watch for
- Utah Labor Commission guidance reviewed on April 28, 2026 says that, with a few exceptions, every employer must provide workers' compensation coverage for all employees.
3. Disability, paid leave, or similar coverage
Main takeaway
This packet did not verify a general Utah private-employer disability-insurance or paid-family-leave registration program on the official employer pages reviewed on April 28, 2026.
4. Exemption certificate if applicable
Main takeaway
Utah provides coverage-waiver tools for narrow fact patterns, but this packet did not verify a broad CE-200-style exemption certificate that ordinary private employers can rely on instead of the normal coverage analysis.
Official links
Up next Insurance branch
Part 2 of 2
Keep the insurance branch visible as you scale
The insurance, liability, and scale-trigger branch.
Part 2 of 2
Keep the insurance branch visible as you scale
The insurance, liability, and scale-trigger branch.
Short answer
This is the insurance and liability follow-up tied to hiring, products, services, or growth.- Physical-product sellers should think about general liability and product liability coverage early, but no public Facebook Marketplace seller-wide liability-insurance threshold or universal insurance mandate was identified in the reviewed official public sources on April 29, 2026.
Do next: Review insurance reality.
Why this matters
Insurance reality
Main takeaway
Physical-product sellers should think about general liability and product liability coverage early, but no public Facebook Marketplace seller-wide liability-insurance threshold or universal insurance mandate was identified in the reviewed official public sources on April 29, 2026.
Watch for
- Separate carrier, landlord, warehouse, payment, or commercial-lease requirements can still create insurance obligations even if Facebook Marketplace itself does not publish a universal threshold.
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Chapter 6 of 7
Keep the operating calendar and mistake list close after launch
Once you are live, use the ongoing calendar and the mistake list to keep the business on a safer path.
Core chapter
What this chapter does
The recurring compliance calendar, live-operating routine, and beginner mistakes to avoid.How to move through it
Flattening Utah's marketplace-only, TC-69, TC-721, and reseller branches into one easy answer.Use the recurring calendar first, then keep the repeated-mistake notes close after launch.
2 parts to review • 29 source touchpoints behind the drawers.
Chapter parts
Open Part 1 when you are ready to start working through this chapter.After you start, only one part stays open at a time and the earlier ones stay easy to revisit.
Part 1 of 2
Use the ongoing compliance calendar
The recurring compliance calendar grouped by timing.
Part 1 of 2
Use the ongoing compliance calendar
The recurring compliance calendar grouped by timing.
Short answer
This groups the recurring checks by when they matter after launch.- Get the EIN if applicable.
- Confirm the product is allowed and accurately described.
- Confirm whether the listing is local direct or shipping and checkout.
Do next: Finish the entity or assumed-name setup.
See checklist
Before first sale
Grouped so the launch order stays easier to scan.
- Finish the entity or assumed-name setup.
- Get the EIN if applicable.
- Open the bank account.
- Complete the controlling Utah registration or marketplace-tax analysis that fits your facts.
- Check local permits.
- Confirm your live Facebook account branch and listing flow.
Before first live launch
Grouped so the launch order stays easier to scan.
- Confirm the product is allowed and accurately described.
- Confirm whether the listing is local direct or shipping and checkout.
- Finish meetup, shipping, returns, and recordkeeping setup.
- Build accurate listings.
Monthly
Grouped so the launch order stays easier to scan.
- Reconcile proceeds, fees, refunds, and chargebacks.
- Review tax reserves and supporting records.
- Review account standing, policy notices, and any shipping-performance warnings.
- Review listing accuracy, buyer complaints, and repeat issue patterns.
Quarterly
Grouped so the launch order stays easier to scan.
- If the state assigns you a filing cadence, follow the cadence on the account.
- Review whether your sales mix changed enough to alter the marketplace-only answer.
- Review whether home-based meetup, shipping, or storage activity still fits your local rules.
Annual or periodic
Grouped so the launch order stays easier to scan.
- Re-check the state annual-report, annual-statement, or entity-maintenance branch that applies to your legal setup.
- Re-check any local business-license, occupancy, or zoning renewals that apply to your operating address.
- Re-check state employer, leave, or payroll update pages if you add employees.
- Re-check Meta's public business-verification, tax-information, payout, chargeback, shipping, and seller-protection pages before reusing this packet later.
Official links
Platform facebook.com
Platform insurance threshold or requirement
Federal irs.gov
EIN overview and online application
Federal irs.gov
EIN paper form
Tax tax.utah.gov
State tax registration
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Compare business types
Official facebook.com
Marketplace access and account eligibility
Local facebook.com
Direct local sale flow and safety
Local utah.gov
State start-here page
Up next Common mistakes
Part 2 of 2
Common Mistakes New Operators Make
The most common mistakes from the research pack plus the first-launch recommendation.
Part 2 of 2
Common Mistakes New Operators Make
The most common mistakes from the research pack plus the first-launch recommendation.
Short answer
These are the repeated errors called out in the research pack.- Using a Utah DBA or public-facing name before the state and local name branch is actually cleared.
- Assuming Salt Lake City licensing and neighborhood-impact review do not matter because the business is online-first.
- Using TC-721 loosely before the Utah tax-registration posture is actually supportable.
Do next: Flattening Utah's marketplace-only, TC-69, TC-721, and reseller branches into one easy answer.
Why this matters
Practical first-launch recommendation
- If you are testing casually with minimal risk, sole proprietor can work.
- If you intend to build a real Facebook Marketplace business selling physical goods, single-member LLC is usually the better long-term path in Utah.
Key detail
Flattening Utah's marketplace-only, TC-69, TC-721, and reseller branches into one easy answer
Keep in mind
- Using a Utah DBA or public-facing name before the state and local name branch is actually cleared
- Assuming Salt Lake City licensing and neighborhood-impact review do not matter because the business is online-first
- Using TC-721 loosely before the Utah tax-registration posture is actually supportable
- Pricing shipped-checkout items without a fresh copy of the live Meta fee and policy stack
- Mixing personal and business money
Official links
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Compare business types
Formation corporations.utah.gov
Formation hub
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Default entity formation filing
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Optional name reservation
Official commerce.utah.gov
Renewal timing guidance
Formation commerce.utah.gov
Ongoing entity maintenance
Federal irs.gov
EIN overview and online application
Federal irs.gov
EIN paper form
Tax tax.utah.gov
State tax registration
Tax tax.utah.gov
Registration instructions
Platform tax.utah.gov
Marketplace or platform tax rule
Tax tax.utah.gov
Nexus threshold page
Tax files.tax.utah.gov
Resale or exemption certificate
Tax tax.utah.gov
Recordkeeping guidance
Platform facebook.com
Platform insurance threshold or requirement
Local slc.gov
City business-license portal
Local slc.gov
City application and home-business path
Local maps.slc.gov
City zoning and parcel lookup
Federal slc.gov
City land-use and permit research path
Local slc.gov
City forms and application links
Local tools.slc.gov
City fee schedule
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Chapter 7 of 7
Review your selected steps and open the packet PDF
Use the review screen to decide what belongs in the packet, then open a real PDF preview in a new tab.
Finish
Review and print
Review the chapters you kept and make sure the right reminders stay visible.
Use this step to keep only the chapters that match the launch plan now, then keep the local and city reminders close before you treat the packet as final.
Saved setup choice
single-member LLCThat choice stays visible while the rest of the journey gets lighter.
Packet count
4 chapters selectedOptional branches can stay out of the packet until they match the real launch plan.
Still verify locally
6 remindersLocal tax, zoning, insurance, and platform policy changes still need the official check.
Open the working launch packet with fillable tracker rows, then print or download it from the PDF tab.
Choose what stays in the packet
Selected chapters
- Choose setup
Your setup choice, the short safe path, and the money realities that matter before spending deeply. - Utah registrations
The Utah and federal registration sequence, tax setup, and state-maintenance checks. - Facebook Marketplace setup
Facebook Marketplace account setup, operations, and pre-launch readiness. - Local and city checks
Local permits, local taxes, city appendices, and location-specific operating rules. - Hiring and insurance
Hiring, payroll, insurance, and scale-up risk reminders. - Ongoing calendar and mistakes
The recurring compliance calendar, live-operating routine, and beginner mistakes to avoid.
See local verification reminders
- Statewide start page linking business registration, local licensing, tax registration, unemployment registration, and labor-law resources.
- Main UtahID-based filing portal for formations, renewals, amendments, and DBA registrations.
- Utah's statewide business hub for starting, running, and closing a business.
- Salt Lake City says businesses engaging in business within city limits generally need a valid business license and that all commercial licenses must pass zoning, building, and fire review.
- The application page explains the home-business neighborhood-impact exception, online application flow, required supporting documents, and Home Occupation upload step.
- Salt Lake City says you can enter a valid city address, view zoning and parcel information, and click the property for more detail. The same page says Planning should be contacted before starting a project because recently adopted amendments may not be reflected immediately.
Change your path
Need a different route into this answer?
Use one of these links if you landed in the wrong platform, wrong state, or want the state-only baseline before you keep reading.
Choose another platform Switch away from Facebook Marketplace without losing the state-first flow. Choose another state for Facebook Marketplace Stay on Facebook Marketplace and reopen the state picker for Utah alternatives. Open the Utah state guide Compare the platform-specific path with the state-only baseline. Open official sources Jump straight to the official source directory if you want agency links first.