Business License

[Joel Rappaport]

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