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On Nov 12, 2011, at 3:48 PM, <a href="mailto:richarducci@comcast.net">richarducci@comcast.net</a> wrote:</div><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>My question would then be, do all home offices need to be in commercial zones?<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div>No. If it were in a commercial zone it would no longer be a Home Office.</div><div><br></div><div>A Home Office is just that, but you do need a license to run a business, weather it be a home or otherwise.</div><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div>Al -</div><div>High Point, NC</div><div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><br>Rick Ucci<br><a href="http://Uccipiano.com">Uccipiano.com</a><br><br>On Nov 12, 2011, at 12:21 PM, ed440@mindspring.com wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">Judging from your web site, it looks like you claim to be running a business!<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">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.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-----Original Message-----<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">From: Mike Spalding <mike.spalding1@frontier.com><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Sent: Nov 12, 2011 11:33 AM<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">To: pianotech@ptg.org<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Subject: Re: [pianotech] Business Definition<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">One question no-one's asked is: Are you taking a home office <br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">deduction? Seems kind of hypocritical to deduct a home office and then <br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">claim you're not running a business from your home....<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">On 11/12/2011 10:05 AM, Piano Boutique wrote:<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Also ask about how music teachers are defined. I have found they <br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">have set a good presidents for our kind of work.<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">William<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> ----- Original Message -----<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> *From:* John Formsma <mailto:formsma@gmail.com><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> *To:* pianotech@ptg.org <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> *Sent:* Thursday, November 10, 2011 11:43 AM<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Business Definition<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Read the local statutes, or ask a lawyer from your locale. State<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> and municipal laws will not necessarily be the same as yours.<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> -- <br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> John Formsma, RPT<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Blue Mountain, MS<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 10:32 AM, <richarducci@comcast.net<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> <mailto:richarducci@comcast.net>> wrote:<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> List, my municipal office in town just told me I need to get a<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> contractors license to do business in the city.<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> They also consider me to be violating zoning laws by operating<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> a business in a residential zone.<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> I have no shop, do not bring actions etc. in to work on, only<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> receive mail and schedule calls at my home. No signage , no<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> foot traffic.<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> I do maintain a business line but will be stopping that soon.<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> What actually constitutes a commercial business ?<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Rick Ucci<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Uccipiano.com<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>