<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT><br> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 3px"><PRE><TT><TT>My question would then be, do all home offices need to be in commercial zones? Rick Ucci Uccipiano.com </TT></PRE></TT></BLOCKQUOTE></div> <div> </div> <div>That's the question you need to ask your municipality. Since there are more and more people working out of their home, most cities now allow a certain amount of businesses to be run out of the home. What they will not allow is a place of business out of a home where customers come to the home, which creates traffic problems, etc., and they do not allow any kind of sign or posters advertising the presence of a business in the home. But then I've seen "piano lessons" signs on mailboxes, or a car in front of the house with a sign on the car. (like mine). </div> <div> </div> <div>Wim  <br> <br> </div> <div style="CLEAR: both"> <div> </div> </div> <br> <br> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<br> From: richarducci <richarducci@comcast.net><br> To: ed440 <ed440@mindspring.com>; pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Sat, Nov 12, 2011 10:48 am<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Business Definition<br> <br> <div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12px" id=AOLMsgPart_0_42ecd8fd-c2a5-4662-9f38-37a013501626><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>My question would then be, do all home offices need to be in commercial zones? Rick Ucci Uccipiano.com On Nov 12, 2011, at 12:21 PM, <A href="mailto:ed440@mindspring.com">ed440@mindspring.com</A> wrote: > Judging from your web site, it looks like you claim to be running a business! > > Municipal law is public information. Look for the town web site. Most towns allow certain business activities from home, and are not particularly punitive, in my experience. > > -----Original Message----- >> From: Mike Spalding <<A href="mailto:mike.spalding1@frontier.com">mike.spalding1@frontier.com</A>> >> Sent: Nov 12, 2011 11:33 AM >> To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Business Definition >> >> One question no-one's asked is: Are you taking a home office >> deduction? Seems kind of hypocritical to deduct a home office and then >> claim you're not running a business from your home.... >> >> On 11/12/2011 10:05 AM, Piano Boutique wrote: >>> Also ask about how music teachers are defined. I have found they >>> have set a good presidents for our kind of work. >>> William >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> *From:* John Formsma <<A href="mailto:formsma@gmail.com?">mailto:formsma@gmail.com</A>> >>> *To:* <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org?">mailto:pianotech@ptg.org</A>> >>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 10, 2011 11:43 AM >>> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Business Definition >>> >>> Read the local statutes, or ask a lawyer from your locale. State >>> and municipal laws will not necessarily be the same as yours. >>> >>> -- >>> John Formsma, RPT >>> Blue Mountain, MS >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 10:32 AM, <<A href="mailto:richarducci@comcast.net">richarducci@comcast.net</A> >>> <<A href="mailto:richarducci@comcast.net?">mailto:richarducci@comcast.net</A>>> wrote: >>> >>> List, my municipal office in town just told me I need to get a >>> contractors license to do business in the city. >>> They also consider me to be violating zoning laws by operating >>> a business in a residential zone. >>> I have no shop, do not bring actions etc. in to work on, only >>> receive mail and schedule calls at my home. No signage , no >>> foot traffic. >>> I do maintain a business line but will be stopping that soon. >>> What actually constitutes a commercial business ? >>> >>> Rick Ucci >>> Uccipiano.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > </TT></PRE></div> </div> </font>