For writers, interaction is a distraction. The last thing we want is regular dealing with our spouses and kids- let alone the public. Read that again, writer friends: “A definite place of business is an office or location where a regular and continuous course of dealing with the public occurs.” Are you laughing yet? I hope so, because I am. A definite place of business is an office or location where a regular and continuous course of dealing with the public occurs. In order to obtain a City X Business License, you must have a definite place of business. In fact, my local jurisdiction states explicitly:
To the extent we utilize equipment, it’s usually a notebook or a computer, not a tow truck.We sit in front of blank pages instead of meeting with clients and customers.We do not sell goods requiring the collection of sales tax.Whichever the category, we all have things in common: You may be a published novelist with several books already out, you may be at the start of your career, or you may be a poet who sells the occasional pantoum to an online literary magazine. If you’re reading this, it’s because you’re a writer. But as defensible as the above reasons are, the question still remains as to whether writing needs to be regulated in the same way as other occupations. You don’t automatically get to restructure a residential property into a commercial venue, and no one is interested in seeing you store mountains of goods or equipment on your front porch or in your driveway. If you’re working in certain professions, you need to be bonded, insured, or licensed as a specific type of worker (private invesigator, food-handler, beautician, for example). If you have employees, your city or county wants to make sure you withhold employment taxes and pay them on a timely basis. In that case, your neighbors probably don’t want a ceaseless parade of clients taking up street parking. Suppose you operate from your urban home. Defraying infrastructure costs generated by the operation of a business.Ensuring the safety, health, and economic welfare of other residents.Regulating customer traffic and parking in a residential zone.A few specific reasons for government oversight of such activities are: Requirements vary by jurisdiction but, in general, local authorities have the power to regulate how, when, and where one engages in a business activity. The last thing we want is regular dealing with our spouses and kids - let alone the public. Ready? Let’s look at the issue of writers and business licenses in detail.
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One more prefatory note: this piece is about business license fees and taxes, not about income taxes (which we all have to pay, no matter how much it might hurt). I’ll also encourage you to do your own homework before signing over that hard-earned writing cash to whichever city or county might have its hands in your pockets. That said, I’ll provide a few facts relating to my own experience regarding the business license kerfuffle. We already pay our taxes (Photo by Olga DeLawrence on Unsplash)īefore we start, I’m a novelist and not a lawyer.
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