Any of you have a business license?

I have never had a business license in over 30 years of practice.  Now a certain city in Northern Ca is wanting to make me have a license.  It irritates me because it's nothing more than a money grab and there is no value added to me.   

Anybody else have a city license?

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Permalink Reply by Janiece Young on May 16, 2013 at 13:10

Nope.

Permalink Reply by Janet on May 16, 2013 at 13:57

No.

Permalink Reply by Stefanie Landa on May 16, 2013 at 18:10

yes, for 26 years in socal

Permalink Reply by Marge Teilhaber (TILE hobber) on May 16, 2013 at 18:21

How much a year for this rip-off?

Permalink Reply by Martha R on May 16, 2013 at 21:34

it's 150 dollars a year, but I still rebel at the thought.

Permalink Reply by Marge Teilhaber (TILE hobber) on May 16, 2013 at 21:48

$150 would have me rebelling, too.   So it's not enough to pay the yearly fee for your CSR license and notary but now this?  Pathetic!   Good luck trying to get around this, yes, money grab.

Permalink Reply by Adam Miller on May 17, 2013 at 11:46

Three:  Wilmington, DE; Philadelphia, PA; and New York, NY.

(ETA:  Can't pay them taxes without a license.  Daren't not pay them taxes.)

adm

Permalink Reply by Alice Clark on May 17, 2013 at 14:39

I would think the companies you work for are the ones doing business in the city. If you have your own business, you probably would need to have a business license.

Permalink Reply by Judy on May 17, 2013 at 19:10

The city of Los Angeles told me that I had to get a city of L.A. business license before they'd pay my copy invoice.  I told them not a friggin chance in the world.  Gimme a break, the depo wasn't taken IN L.A. and I don't live in L.A.  Pathetic money grabl.  They paid the invoice and they went COD after that.

Permalink Reply by Deborah M. on May 19, 2013 at 10:44

If you live in or work in the city of LA, you have to have a business license.  Basically it's just a city tax.  And if you don't pay, they WILL come after you.  They get their info from your CA state taxes, I believe.  I had to pay over $600 this year.

Permalink Reply by Stefanie Landa on May 19, 2013 at 10:50

Must be a San Diego thing too.  I just remember 26 years ago when I became a reporter, I was told you need a business license and E&O insurance to work with any firm.  And some of the firms I would work for would ask for copies of both, along with an up to date CSR license, to keep in their files, so I've always kept both up all this time.

Permalink Reply by Janiece Young on May 19, 2013 at 10:52

Hi, Deborah,

Were you charged $600 for one year or was that for a few years back?

Janiece

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