[pianotech] Business License....???

Sat Jul 17 21:53:30 MDT 2010

I checked with my county, and I too do not have to a have a business license.  I do have a DBA, however, because of my business name.

TODD PIANO WORKS 
Matthew Todd, Piano Technician 
(979) 248-9578
http://www.toddpianoworks.com

--- On Sat, 7/17/10, Avery <ptuner1 at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Avery <ptuner1 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Business License....???
To: "pianotech at ptg.org" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Date: Saturday, July 17, 2010, 7:11 PM

Not true in Texas. No license involved but u have to charge sales tax! Unfortunately. 

On Jul 17, 2010, at 12:26 PM, pianolover 88 <pianolover88 at hotmail.com> wrote:

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....???

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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....???

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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

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