Business Licenses and Permits

Beginning October 1st 2009 the new legislation signed by Florida Gov. Charlie Crist will decrease the difficulties of business administration. The new legislation will reduce licensing requirements for lawyers, barbers, CPAs and other professionals. It will also eliminate the application and issuance of the qualified business license for construction companies and will allow electronic signature …

There can be a gray area in business license laws between reselling tickets for face value and reselling tickets for profit, commonly know as “ticket scalping.” A man was ticketed in Tuscaloosa, AL for trying to resell his season tickets before a Crimson Tide football game. The Tuscaloosa Police Department has a policy that a …

If you want to operate a Christmas tree farm in New York you’ll need to register with the state. The Department of Agriculture requires you to register and be certified as a plant grower. If you plan on serving cookies or cider to your customers you’ll also need a permit from the health department.
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The city of Corbin, Kentucky approved a business license fee of $100 for for-profit indoor concerts or events within the city limits, including music concerts or stage performances, but excluding wrestling events or circuses. The fee doesn’t affect events at the Arena, public events held downtown, or non-profit fundraisers at the civic center or tech …

Libyan despot Moammar Gadhafi’s visit to the United States for a meeting at the U.N. erupted into controversy when his plan to construct a giant Bedouin tent on Donald Trump’s property caught the public eye.
Trump had unknowingly rented a piece of his 113-acre Seven Spring estate in Bedford, New York to Gadhafi, but stepped in …

During the period of September 1st – October 30th 2009 businesses and individuals in Maryland will be able to take advantage of the “Tax Do Over” amnesty program on past liabilities for most tax types. The program covers liabilities for Corporate Income Tax, Employer Withholding Tax, Sales and Use Tax, Individual Income Tax and more.
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The State of Missouri has conducted an audit of more than 3,000 businesses in St. Louis and found that nearly a quarter of them have been operating with out a valid business license. Of the 3,000 businesses that were reviewed around 700 have been operating with out a license for the past 2 years while …

The City of Saratoga, California has found over 1700 businesses have not paid their business license fees. Businesses found to be operating without a current license could be fined a penalty of up to $100 per year.
Corporation Service Company (CSC) can help your business stay up to date with business license requirements. Contact a CSC …

An alderman in Oak Forest, IL thinks that peddlers who move their business from place to place are a city eyesore and wants to eliminate them. To that end, he’s proposing the city change its licensing requirements before licenses can be renewed for the next 90-day license period.
Corporation Service Company (CSC) can help your business …

It’s not very often Valley City, Alabama has fortune tellers looking to start a business in the community. The rare request was so unique, the City Council held a discussion to decide whether or not to grant approval of a business license.
Fortunately for the business owner the Council ruled in her favor and decided to …