<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>You mean a right turn, don’t you Dale?  </span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>J</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Will<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dale Erwin<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 03, 2011 10:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] business license?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'>Interesting. It seems that a business license may not be more than jsut another way for the guvment to mind <u>you</u>r business and collect yer money.  My favorite collection scheme is the ever unpopular unsecured property tax. ie. machinery etc. You pay sales tax on it when you buy it then they want you to pay a tax on the same stuff...every year? I believe this is double taxation. So, in this case what happened to the constitutional issue of no double taxation? <br>  Yes I took a left turn. Sorry<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:indigo'>Dale S. Erwin<br><a href="http://www.Erwinspiano.com">www.Erwinspiano.com</a><br>209-577-8397</span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'><br></span><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government<br>  from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.<br>    -Thomas Jefferson-</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: William Monroe <bill@a440piano.net><br>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br>Sent: Fri, Jun 3, 2011 6:31 pm<br>Subject: Re: [pianotech] business license?<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="AOLMsgPart_2_829b06fc-5adb-4dba-a7ac-f3a359636890"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Yes, and...... <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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......<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>But I don't have a license.  FWIW.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>William R. Monroe<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 6:43 PM, David Porritt <<a href="mailto:dmporritt@gmail.com">dmporritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>