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Re: business license

I doubt the filing fee is a source of revenue. However, the licensing  
probably allows the state  to keep  tract of contract employees to  
collect taxes on their incomes.
Nancy Szerlag
On Jan 8, 2010, at 2:02 PM, Marty Wingate wrote:

> My original question about freelancers and business licenses stemmed
> from a magazine's business office being audited by the state of
> Washington. The state told the business office that anyone the
> magazine paid ("contract labor workers") needed to have a UBI
> (Unified Business Identifier) number. I believe the state is trying
> to scrape up any revenue it can (there's a $15 fee for filing).
>
> Marty Wingate
>
> Author:
> The Bellevue Botanical Garden: Celebrating the First 15 Years (2007)
> The Big Book of Northwest Perennials
> (Sasquatch Books, 2005)
> Big Ideas for Northwest Small Gardens
> (Sasquatch Books, 2003)
>
>
> martywingate.com
>
>
>
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