Hi David, Sorry, I wasn't specifically replying to you, I realized you were replying to the California e-mail. I should have replied to the original e-mail, but I had deleted it. John Ross, Windsor, Nova Scotia. On 17-Jul-10, at 7:31 PM, David Love wrote: > Each state has its own requirements (we are a republic of states and > there are no national requirements for business licensing as far as > we’re concerned). So I was talking about California requirements > since that’s what Terry was referring to. > > David Love > www.davidlovepianos.com > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] > On Behalf Of John Ross > Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 3:03 PM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Business License....??? > > It is pretty obvious that every jurisdiction has it's own rules. > There appears to be so many conflicting opinions, that I am > surprised there is not a reference book, where all the information > is centralized. > John Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia. > On 17-Jul-10, at 6:50 PM, David Love wrote: > > > Not true. A business license is required and much of the licensing > has to do with monitoring whether you owe payroll taxes. Sales tax > through the SBOE is a different thing and you are required to > collect sales tax whether you have a business license or not—for > example an artist who sells their work. > > David Love > www.davidlovepianos.com > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] > On Behalf Of pianolover 88 > Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 10:26 AM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Business License....??? > > Piano tuners are NOT required to be licensed. A *business* license > is usually mandated if you will be selling MERCHANDISE, not labor > services, at least here in CA. There would be no other reason the > state would require a business license, other than to make sure that > you pay them the *sales tax* collected from clients, for merchandise > sold. That money doesn't come out of your pocket anyway; only the > customer's. In CA, you cannot charge tax for tuning, cleaning, pitch > raising, regulation, etc., if only labor is involved. So if that is > all you do, and do not sell merchandise, you don't need a business > license, period. > > Terry Peterson > Accurate Piano Service > UniGeezer.com > "Over 50, and not "2" Tired!" > > > > > > From: firtreepiano at hotmail.com > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:42:58 -0700 > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Business License....??? > > That may be true in your state, it is not in most. > > David Stocker, RPT > Tumwater, WA > > > From: pianolover 88 > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 14:39 > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Business License....??? > > A business license is required *only* if you are going to be selling > tangible merchandise, and collecting sales tax. And that is through > the SBE. Otherwise, solely tuning pianos requires no license, > business or otherwise. > > Terry Peterson > Accurate Piano Service > UniGeezer.com > "Over 50, and not "2" Tired!" > > > > > > From: tompiano at bellsouth.net > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:43:17 -0400 > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Business License....??? > > That is referring to business license, not to be confused with a > professional license. > Tom Servinsky > ----- Original Message ----- > From: pianolover 88 > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 1:59 PM > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Business License....??? > > Since when are piano tuners required to be licensed? Unless you are > referring to a *resale* license with the SBE, but for strictly piano > tuning, no license is required. > > http://education-portal.com/piano_technician_training.html > > "Licenses and Certifications Piano technicians are not required to > be licensed. The PTG offers the industry's only regulated > credentials, available to its members. Qualified piano technicians > who pass three technical exams can obtain Registered Piano > Technician (RPT) credentials. Although RPT certification is not > required, it is typically an important selling point for self- > employed piano technicians pursuing clients." > > > > Terry Peterson > Accurate Piano Service > UniGeezer.com > "Over 50, and not "2" Tired!" > > > > > > From: Qshooterq at aol.com > Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:55:48 -0400 > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Probelm with Business License. Please help! > > > Check with Syd Stone. He had a license form the city of Hayward, > Ca. When a nearby city told him he needed a license for their city, > too. He took it to court and won. One license was sufficient. If > you want to know any details, ask him, not me. I told you all I know. > > ---Tom Gorley > > In a message dated 7/15/10 10:22:42 AM, pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu > writes: > > David, > > I was always curious that if we are licensed in the city in which we > live as well as the state, do we also have to have a license for all > the surrounding cities in which we work? (It doesn't matter now, > since I'm a CAUT), but I didn't ever know if I was bending some sort > of law living in Clinton, WA, but doing business all around Puget > Sound. > > Best, > Paul > > > The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars > with Hotmail. Get busy. > > > The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars > with Hotmail. Get busy. > The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your > inbox. Get started. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100717/c754afaf/attachment-0001.htm>
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