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Subject:Re: License/Tax From:Don Stovicek <drstove -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 12 Nov 1997 12:12:47 +0000
Yes, George, and the government will tax anything they can get away with.
You know years ago many of us said that it must really upset the government
that they can't tax sex. But now with Aids and the necessity of using a
condom, they are, in effect, getting some tax revenue from sex.
Maybe the next thing they will come up with is a tax on sleep since it is
non-productive and doesn't add to the corporate or government bottom line.
I rented a copy of "Network" this past weekend. Maybe it's time for that
movie to have a sequel or at least a revival. Because, "I am mad as hell and
I am not going to take it anymore," keeps making more and more sense every
day.
IMHO
Don Stovicek
National Director -- USADAD
George F. Hayhoe wrote:
> I suspect that most US cities require businesses to purchase an
> annual business license and pay tax on their gross receipts.
> Some cities require businesses to pay taxes on their equipment,
> furnishings, and inventory as well.
>
> Businesses in most US cities are also subject to inspection for
> compliance to laws such as fire codes and zoning regulations,
> though I suspect most municipalities don't have the staff to
> inspect sole proprietorships that operate out of homes.
>
> BTW, the only time my office has been inspected, it was not by a
> government entity but by the bankcard clearinghouse. I had
> applied for a MasterCard and Visa merchant account. They sent a
> representative to take photos of my office to be certain I was
> operating a legitimate business, not some . . . well, you know!
>
> --George Hayhoe (george -at- ghayhoe -dot- com)
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