<div>I think what you wrote is an important distinction that often confuses the issues. My knowledge of business practices in WI is as an S-Corp, I can't speak to LLC's or Sole Proprieters. But from my perspective, WI is a "no-license" state. That doesn't mean "a complete lack of registration." I AM required to have a Federal EIN (tax number) and a State tax number. Those are the only two numbers used in filing any of my quarterly reports. And as I said, that may be because I'm an S-Corp. I'd be interested to know if Sole Proprieters have the option of acquiring a state TIN (EIN) vs. having a business license under which they then file sales and income taxes for the state. As I wrote before, anyone can purchase a business license if they WANT to, but, at least for an S-Corp, it is not required - perhaps because it IS required to have Federal and State TIN's</div> <div><br></div><div>William R. Monroe</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>SNIP<div><br><div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <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 class="im"> <div style="font:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="font:10pt arial;background:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b> <a title="bill@a440piano.net" href="mailto:bill@a440piano.net" target="_blank">William Monroe</a> </div> </div><div class="im"><div style="font:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">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><br></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>William R. Monroe, RPT<br>A440-William R. Monroe Piano Services, Inc.<br>314 E. Church St.<br>Belleville, WI 53508<br>608-215-3250<br><a href="http://www.a440piano.net">www.a440piano.net</a><br> </div></div>