You need to apply for a self-employed business license to open a store: 1. You need to prepare a copy of the store real estate license (if you rent a house, you need a rental agreement); 2. Copy some ID cards and some one-inch photos; 3, to the local industrial and commercial office to apply for business license form; 4, then go to the tax office to apply for the tax registration certificate, and now it seems that you still have to apply for the industry code certificate, which is in the quality inspection bureau; 5. Apply for invoices after obtaining the tax registration certificate. There are two kinds of invoice applications: one is to pay the same tax amount every month, regardless of the turnover; The second is to pay taxes at the tax rate according to the invoiced amount every month.