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       Tax Talk



      Dear Friends:                                                                                        home, you will need to apply for a Business Tax Receipt
         With more than 90,000                                                                             for yourself. Once you open your office, the office will
      businesses in Palm Beach                                                                             need a BTR as well. If you grow your business and have
      County, we are preparing                                                                             other professionals working in your office (such as a law
      for  the  annual  Business                                                                           firm or medical practice with multiple practitioners), each
      Tax Receipt (BTR) renewal                                                                            professional under your office roof will need their own
      period which runs July 1                                                                             BTR. Also, check with your local municipality for its local
      through Sept. 30. I thought                                                                          Business Tax Receipt requirements.
      this would be a perfect                                                                                 Question: I’m an art student and run a small side
      time to answer some of the                                                                           business selling my crafts directly to buyers on Instagram
      more common questions we                                                                             and other selling platforms like Etsy, do I need a Business
      receive about the BTR and                          information for preparing for this year’s hurricane season.   Tax Receipt?
      to provide you with resources for additional information.  The guide is chock-full of information, such as, important      Answer: Yes, you do need a Business Tax Receipt, even
         June also brings the start of hurricane season and I, like   phone numbers, items to include in your hurricane supply   if you’re selling homemade goods online and don’t intend
      you, want to be prepared for any storms that may come   kit and steps you can take to prepare before a storm arrives.  to open a storefront. The BTR application is available on
      our way this year. Now is the time to make your plans and      To download a copy of our Hurricane Guide, please visit   www.pbctax.com and the annual BTR renewal fee can be
      we want to help you with those plans, so I am thrilled to   www.pbctax.com.                          paid online. Also check with your local municipality for
      announce the availability of our hurricane guide for our                                             its local Business Tax Receipt requirements.
      Palm Beach County residents and businesses.        New Business Listing                                 Question: I live in Martin County but run a construction
                                             Stay safe,                                                    business that recently started doing work in Palm Beach
                                       Anne M. Gannon,      Did you know that we                           County, what are my Business Tax Receipt obligations?
                             Constitutional Tax Collector,   offer new Palm Beach                             Answer: You will need to apply for a BTR from Palm
                              Serving Palm Beach County  County business listings to                       Beach County by visiting www.pbctax.com and be sure to
                                                         the general public through                        check the local municipalities within Palm Beach County
      Plan. Prepare. Protect.                            our subscription service?                         that you are doing business in, as each has separate BTR
                                                         Visit www.pbctax.com to                           requirements, and will verify that your BTR is up to date
         June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane season and each   complete an application to sign up for this subscription   prior to issuing work permits. You are required to obtain
      year at this time it is all about preparations. Those of us who   service.                           a BTR within 30 days of starting business in Palm Beach
      have been through storms before, understand the importance                                           County, and penalties will be charged after that grace
      of preparing and planning to avoid being caught off guard   Ask Anne                                 period.
      from an approaching storm. For our newest neighbors                                                     Question: I work from home as a customer service
      who have not experienced one of these tropical storms or      We receive                             representative answering phone calls for my employer, who
      hurricanes, we can help you become more prepared and more   many  inquiries                          has provided me with all the necessary equipment I need
      informed with your storm preparations. We are very proud to   from business                          to perform my job, do I need a Business Tax Receipt?
      once again provide our Hurricane Guide filled with crucial   owners, sole                               Answer:  No.  If  you  are  a  home-based  employee
                                                         proprietors and                                   answering customer service calls from your home for your
                                                         professionals who                                 company and you receive a W-2 from that company, you
                                                                                                           do not need to obtain a BTR.
                                                         work from home
        Hadassah                                         and others about                                    details, forms, and an online payment portal.
                                                                                                             Visit  www.pbctax.com/local-business-tax  for  full
                                                         the local Business Tax Receipt (BTR). Any person selling
                                                         merchandise or services in Palm Beach County, or operating
        Geula-Atid Chapter and                           as a one-person, remote, or home-based business must have   Important Dates And
                                                         a BTR, and renew it annually. There are some exemptions
        L’Dor V’Dor Group                                to this requirement that can be found on our website, www.  Deadlines
                                                         pbctax.com. You must also check with your local city or
                                                         municipality in which you operate as to local business   June    National Safety Month
           Hadassah, the                                 requirements as well. Recently, we have been hearing from   June 1  Tourist Development Tax Due
        Women’s Zionist                                  remote or home-based professionals seeking information.         Hurricane Season
        Organization                                     Here are a few questions from Tax Talk readers.          Begins
        of America,                                         Question: I just moved to Florida and plan on working   June 20  Father’s Day
        inspires a passion                               remotely before establishing an office for my business, what   June 30  June Discounted
        and commitment                                   Business Tax Receipt type will I need to obtain?         Installment Payment
        to its partnership with the land and people of Israel. It      Answer: As a sole professional working from your         Plan Payment Due
        enhances the health of people worldwide through its
        support of care and research at the Hadassah Medical
        Organization  in  Jerusalem.  Hadassah  empowers  its
        members and supporters, as well as youth in Israel and                                  Louis Vuitton Wine?
        America, through opportunities for personal growth,
        education, advocacy and Jewish continuity.                                              ‘Where Fashion And
           Did you know??? Hadassah supports three Youth
        Villages in Israel. These are home to immigrants and
        at-risk children in Israel. Druze, Bedouins, Arabs and                                  Wine Merge ...’
        Israel youth live and learn together.

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                   Call: Susan 561 208-1632              By Laura Berrio, Freelance                           Other fashion companies  have followed the same
                                                         Writer/Blogger                                   path. Ferragamo and Bulgari have vineyards and estates
                      JOIN our BOARD!                        When  I  think  of  Dom                      in Southern  Tuscany. One of the Guess brothers, who
                   Call: Marge 904 347-6383              Perignon,  Veuve  Clicquot,                      cofounded the company, has a 55-acre Napa vineyard and
                                                         and French wine, I picture a                     winery. Chanel bought St. Supery vineyard and winery in
               STAY HEALTHY ... STAY WELL               small family-owned business                      Napa.
                                                         with fields of old vine grapes.                      With all of these “luxury” brand companies
                                                         In reality you have to look to                   lending their name and efforts to making great wine and
                                                         the fashion industry to find the                 Champagne, it has me thinking of other fun potential
                                                         owner.                                           ventures. …
                                                             Wine and fashion are two                         •   AVEDA could make an organic wine
        Are You Watching                                 of life’s greatest pleasures!                          •  •   Rolex could make Champagne to rival Dom Perignon
                                                         What goes better  than a glass of wine and a fashion
                                                                                                                YSL could make a wine that has anti-aging beauty
        Your Speed?                                      magazine? You don’t have to look far to find brands like   properties
                                                         Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Ferragamo and Diesel in the wine

                                                                                                              The list is endless, but one thing is for sure, more
                                                         business!
                                                                                                          and more companies are entering the world of “wine” and
           Please obey all posted speed limit                In the past you could buy a Louis Vuitton wine carrier   changing our perception of our everyday glass of wine to
        signs throughout Boca Pointe for the             … but now you can  buy their  wine and Champagne  to   that of a “lifestyle” choice.
        safety of our residents. As a reminder,          go  in  them.  In  1987  Louis Vuitton  and  Moet  Hennessy      ~Cheers!
        the speed limits are as follows:                 merged  and  formed  LVMH.  LVMH  now  owns  over  60      ~  Keep the conversation going
           Boca Pointe Drive 30mph                       subsidiaries,  including  Dom  Perignon,  Veuve  Clicquot,   and the wine flowing!
           Via de Sonrisa del Norte 25mph                and  Belvedere  Vodka,  along  with  many  other  “luxury      Follow  the  Vine on Instagram
           Promenade Drive 20mph                         brands.”                                         @VineVibeUncorked.
           SPEEDING FINES ARE NOW
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