Help! Do I Need A Business License? (Kinda Long)
Business By amymichele Updated 11 Feb 2007 , 3:12pm by alicegop
Ok, so here's the dealio: I'm using a cafe's oven to bake my cakes and cookies. The cafe's owner is letting me use her oven and sell through her for a 20% take off my profits.
First of all, this sounds good to me as far as a deal goes, but not sure. Second of all, she says I don't need a license if I'm selling through her with my name on the items. This just kinda freaks me out 'cause I sure don't want to get into any legal trouble.
Now, another shop owner has seen some of my work and is wanting to meet with me about selling some of the items through her as well. I'm just starting out and want to do it right. Help!
And, do/should I do one of the "fictitious name registrations?" Aaaauugggghhh! so much to think about!
I would think you would need your own licence. Good news is it is really cheap! Fresno the cost is $10
If you want a ficticious name (which you don't have to do, you can just put your name on things, or use a ficticious name and risk someone else using it and then you having to stop using it) it is only $35
Question: do you need your own food handlers certification or does the kitchen you are rentings certification count? In CA the law says there needs to be ONE person at the business who has the certification and they don't have to be there all the time, but if you are your own business, then you wouldn't fall under the name that is on the licence............ Classes and test run about $100ish.
Maybe I am reading the paperwork wrong........ it says on the paper that is it $10. Guess I'll find out for sure when I go file the thing.
I went to the city of Fresno website and found this info. When I was in college I was a math tutor and I got a business permit from the city of Clovis which is a suburb of Fresno and I remember it was easy and cheap to GET the permit, but at the end of the year they wanted me to pay something like $150+ I don't think that is the price of the permit, but the minimum tax.
This is what I got off of their website.
"How are business taxes determined?
Taxes are either flat rate or based on gross receipts dependent upon appropriate tax code classification assigned at time of application by information provided. The tax return will provide specific instructions of how to determine the proper taxes due."
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