Business License

[Tom Cole]

David:

Could you inform the Rec. Dept. that you need to increase your prices by $80 because you
now need to buy a business license? If they are willing to pay it, I would consider it poetic
justice; if not, they probably don't have too many Faziolis anyway.

Tom

David ilvedson wrote:
>
> Date:          Tue, 08 Apr 1997 23:28:40 -0500
> From:          Joel Rappaport <joelr@flash.net>
> Subject:       Re: Business License
> To:            pianotech@byu.edu
> Reply-to:      pianotech@byu.edu
>
> Joel,
>
> Most cities in California require a business license if you are
> set for business in their town.  A storefront, shop etc.  I pay
> a minimum $40.00 per year in Pacifica just to do business.  What
> I get for it I don't know.  The city certainly knows what it
> gets.  This has nothing to do with incorporated business, which
> get hit again I'm sure.  No wonder California business is moving
> to Texas.  My problem is when another city, other than mine, that
> says because I'm conducting business there, tuning a piano in that
> city, I must have a business license.  Now this isn't a problem
> unless I do work for a city agency and become a "vendor".  The
> vendor list is quickly looked over every year and anyone who
> doesn't have a license gets a little threatening letter.
> "Failure to comply with this request may result in legal action
> being brought against you as per the provision of the Code"  I
> may very well discontinue servicing that city's Recreation Dept
> pianos.  I probably gross $300.00 a year and now might have a
> $80.00 expense against it.  Everyone is looking for money to
> keep the bureaucrats in business.
>
> David (laying low) ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA
>
> David ilvedson wrote:
> >
> > Do any of you folks have to pay for multiple business licenses?
> >
> David,
> Never have been asked to buy a business license.  Are you a sole
> proprietor?  Are you sure that the license is not for only an
> _incorporated_ business.  We have what is called a "franchise tax" here
> in Texas for Inc. businesses.  Of course, taxing practices may be
> completely different there.  We don't even have a state income tax in
> Texas, left over from the old days when oil revenues paid for
> everything.  Now there is just a general reluctance to an income tax.
> If you simply do not pay the tax, will you have a new email address in
> prison?  {:>
>
> ----Joel
>
> ilvey, RPT
> Pacifica, CA
> .-

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Thomas A. Cole, RPT
Santa Cruz, California