Archive for June, 2009

Jun 2009 30

New Business License Requirements for Car Dealers

Washington, DC has established new regulations and new business license requirements for car dealers and salespeople. The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has started a campaign to educate about the new regulations and is urging for compliance.
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Jun 2009 29

City of Spokane, WA Offers Business License Amnesty

In a move aimed at helping local businesses, the City of Spokane, WA is giving business owners a chance to get their business licenses up to date. The city tax and licensing department will allow businesses to come forward and file licenses without having to pay any fines or incurring any other penalties. When the …

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Jun 2009 26

City Council Delays Hike of Business License Fees

Businesses in Susanville, California can breathe a little easier after the City Council blocked an effort to increase the community’s business license fee. The City Attorney proposed the fee increase as a way to generate additional revenue for the city.
Opposition to the proposal claimed that an increase during an economic crisis would not be fair …

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Jun 2009 25

Hotel Jewelry Vendors May Need Business License

Jewelry selling/buying vendors that operate not from a store front but out of hotels in Fultondale, AL might need to apply for a city business license. The business license requirement would be necessary to prevent jewelry thieves from selling stolen merchandise.
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Jun 2009 24

Delaware Assembly Introduces Bill to Amend Business License Code

A bill was introduced last week in the State of Delaware General Assembly to amend the Delaware code relating to business licenses. House Bill No. 213 would add a new subsection to the code stating “every person holding any State license authorizing the conduct of any business, trade or vocation shall have such license information …

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Jun 2009 23

County Scraps Business License Program

For the last two years, businesses in Madison County, Alabama have been required to pay a business license fee. However, officials in Madison County voted to overturn this program due to unpopularity and lack of oversight.
Prior to the implementation of the business license program, entities in unincorporated Madison County were never forced to register with …

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Jun 2009 22

Business Licenses for Home-Based-Business

Some states require Home-based-business owners to get proper business licenses and certifications before they start selling their products. Other states may require only a reseller’s certificate.
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Jun 2009 19

State of California Enforces Garment License Law

The California Department of Industrial Relations has been conducting inspections across the state specifically targeting screen printing business. California requires screen printing businesses to have a garment manufacturing business license because they participate in the finishing of a garment. Businesses that operate without a garment business license face a fine of $100 plus an extra …

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Jun 2009 18

County Set to Raise Business License Fee to Meet Budget Shortfall

Hoping to gain additional revenue, Lyon County, Nevada is debating raising its business license fee. The $50 increase, which would apply to all businesses, could bring an additional $100,000 in revenue for the financially struggling county. Opponents argue the increase will be detrimental and force businesses to cut expenses elsewhere. Also in this plan, the …

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Jun 2009 17

Businesses Operating Without a Business License Face a $150 per Day Fine

City of Medford, Oregon charges a $150 per day fine for contractors working in the city without a business license. However the city requires contractors to have a business license only if they are actually doing business in the city.
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