<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19046"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>William, et al,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>As a member of the Economic Affairs Committee I would like to hear more responses. Gary's original statements made me think that a license would be required because of the churches inquiry -- suggesting that a license is required. My apologies to Gary for implying that he may be a "fly-by-night" entity because of his lack of a business license. That knee-jerk response comes from my business world experience in this state where a major portion of the state revenues come from sales and B & O taxes. This state comes down swift and hard on those whose skirt the license requirements.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Mike and David Porritt's response certainly was correct by stating that each state is different. David Love is correct in that the IRS does not license businesses. One issue that would help clarify the "license requirement" is the state requirement verses the local municipality requirements.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>A concept I find hard to grasp is the complete lack of any registration or license requirement from any government entity within a state. A no-license state would open the door to fraud and tax evasion if the public didn't know the names of the business principals.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Roger Gable</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bill@a440piano.net href="mailto:bill@a440piano.net">William Monroe</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 03, 2011 6:31 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] business license?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Yes, and...... <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I'm in Wisconsin also, but don't have a business license.  When I went to Downtown Madison and inquired, I was told I could get one, but that it wasn't required.  I got one at the time, but it has since expired......<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV>I am an S-Corp, and have two ID numbers, one Federal, and one State, under which I file my Federal taxes and my State taxes, both Income and Sales and Use Taxes for the state.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>But I don't have a license.  FWIW.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>William R. Monroe</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 6:43 PM, David Porritt <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:dmporritt@gmail.com">dmporritt@gmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=gmail_quote>Roger:<BR><BR>Texas has had sales tax forever but until October 2, 1984 there was no sales<BR>tax on labor.  I called the state when I first started in business here<BR>(1973) and was told not to get a sales tax number unless I planned to sell<BR>things.  The man on the phone said that if I sold a piano bench to put it<BR>down as labor.  He said, they didn't want to be bothered with businesses<BR>that would send them $10.00 a quarter.  After 1984 when labor charges had to<BR>add sales tax, I had to get a sales tax number and file returns.  That's<BR>still the only state requirement.<BR><BR>Each state is unique with respect to business licenses, permits etc.<BR><BR>dave<BR> <DIV class=im><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>