| Zoning laws may be determined by your
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| | stop the business activities, and you
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| city or your county, and you should
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| | could be facing stiff fines.(u)(b)Legal
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| familiarize yourself with these laws so
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| | issues affecting home-based businesses(
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| you will be able deal with any issues
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| | u)(/b)The first thing you must do is
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| that may arise. First, you need to
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| | establish a business entity for your new
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| determine if your home-based business
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| | venture. You need to take this vital
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| will have employees or walk-up trade. If
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| | step for your business to protect
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| not, the zoning questions may never
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| | yourself from liability issues. You
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| arise. Home-based businesses that deal
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| | will also need to apply for a business
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| with the public or have non-family-member
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| | license before you start selling anything
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| employees that work out of their home are
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| | if your state requires one. If your
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| more likely to have issues with with
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| | state does not require a license, you may
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| zoning laws. Before you start your
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| | be required to have a reseller's
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| business, get a copy of your local
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| | certificate. Research your state's
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| ordinances from your city or county
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| | business laws and get the proper license
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| clerk's office, the city attorney's
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| | or certification.Many home-based business
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| office, or your public library.Usually
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| | overlook their need for insurance. Unless
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| the problems arise when neighbors
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| | you are covered already, you will need to
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| complain, and the zoning boards are
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| | provide your own health, dental, and life
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| required to deal with the complaints. If
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| | insurance. You will also need liability
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| employees and customers are going in and
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| | and business property insurance to
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| out of your home, making noise, or
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| | protect your business and its assets if
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| parking by the neighbors' homes, your
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| | an accident or other unexpected event
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| neighbors will probably bring this to the
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| | affects your business. If you have
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| attention of the zoning commission.
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| | employees working in your home-based
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| Also, your hours of operation may also be
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| | business, you must consider whether you
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| an issue if you are open early in the
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| | will provide health insurance for them.
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| morning or late at night and you disturb
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| | Also, research the OSHA standards to
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| your neighbors. If your biggest problem
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| | determine if your home-based business is
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| is your neighbors, try talking to them
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| | subject to them.Tax laws that govern your
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| about your business ahead of time to help
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| | home-based businessYour tax situation
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| allay their fears. If you meet with
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| | will change when you start your
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| resistance from neighbors, you may be
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| | home-based business. Because new tax laws
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| able to negotiate a resolution.The amount
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| | are passed every year, you need to hire a
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| of space your business is uses in your
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| | good accountant to be sure you are
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| home usually cannot be greater than the
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| | compliant. Even if you have done your
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| actual living area. This is called "space
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| | own taxes for years, owning a business
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| percentage," and it can lead to a zoning
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| | means that you will need different tax
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| issue. Also, the type of merchandise you
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| | forms and schedules. It is well worth the
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| are selling may also be restricted in a
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| | cost of a good accountant to be sure that
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| residential area if you are using
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| | your deductions are viable and that you
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| chemicals or other items that have an
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| | are paying the correct amount of
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| unpleasant odor. Most zoning laws allow
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| | tax.State taxes regarding deductions,
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| a nonpolluting home businesses, as long
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| | income tax, and sales tax vary from state
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| as any home containing a business is used
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| | to state. Contact your state's tax office
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| primarily as a residence and the business
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| | for specific information about how taxes
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| activities don't negatively affect
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| | are calculated and collected in your
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| neighbors.You may also be in breach of
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| | state. The Internal Revenue Service can
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| zoning laws if you post a sign for your
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| | be researched on-line at to learn about
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| business in your yard, and you should
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| | the tax laws you will be facing. The IRS
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| read up on signage laws in your area
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| | Web site provides comprehensive
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| before you post a sign. You may be able
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| | information for small businesses and also
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| to find other business owners in the area
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| | lists a toll-free number if you need more
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| who have similar zoning issues, and you
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| | help. Spend some time at the IRS Web site
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| can organize a local business campaign to
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| | until you feel comfortable with the
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| try to change your zoning laws to make
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| | new.You can also get good information
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| them more favorable to home-based
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| | from the Small Business Association site
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| businesses.In many cities and counties,
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| | on tax laws and other business issues.
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| if a planning or zoning board rejects
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| | Another good resource is Nolo Press that
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| your business, you can appeal or request
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| | sells books, e-books, and guides
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| a variance from the city council or
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| | specifically about small business tax
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| county board of supervisors. You are
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| | issues. Their Web site also offers free
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| more likely to suceed if you have the
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| | information. If you plan to hire
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| support of all affected neighbors and
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| | employees, you need to be aware of
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| other businesses in the area. Because of
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| | employment taxes and other issues that
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| the prevalance of home-based businesses,
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| | face business owners. You will need to
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| some communities are working to amend
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| | set up a system for federal withholding
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| ordinances that prohibit home-based
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| | tax, state tax, and other employment
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| businesses entirely to allow "traditional
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| | taxes, and you need to report and pay the
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| home-based businesses" that are
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| | taxes withheld to the appropriate
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| unobtrusive.In an effort to protect
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| | government agency.Jo Ann Joy, Esq., MBA,
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| residential property values, most
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| | CEO
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| subdivisions, condos and planned-unit
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| | The future of your business starts
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| developments create special rules called
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| | here!You may contact Jo Ann by phone at
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| | (602) 663-7007, by fax at (602) 324-7582,
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| (CC&Rs) that govern many aspects of
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| | by email at joannjoy@Indigo Business
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| property use. When you purchased your
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| | Solutions.net, and by mail at 2313 East
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| home, you received a copy of the CC&Rs,
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| | Ocotillo Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85016. I have
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| and you should read them carefully to be
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| | many published articles, and I will send
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| sure that you are allowed to operate a
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| | any article to you free of charge. Most
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| business in your home. Rules pertaining
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| | consultations are free.For information
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| to home-based businesses are often
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| | about other important legal, tax, and
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| significantly stricter than those found
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| in city ordinances and they are more
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