#licenses
Track business licenses, renewals, and associated costs
California SB 346 forces Airbnb to share your address and nights booked with LA — 120-night cap breaches now surface automatically, at up to $2,060 a day.
Michigan HB 4122 doubles the cottage food cap to $50,000 and allows online sales; SB 93 raises the honey and maple syrup threshold to $25,000.
New York's $375 Brand Owner's License lets indie alcohol brands hire in-state co-packers without surrendering brand ownership — plus the books to run it.
Seattle, Washington's 2026 B&O tax starts at $2 million, but $0 returns are still due; out-of-city sellers at or below $4,000 need no license.
Septic inspections average $550 nationally, from $200 annuals to $700 detailed reports. Price by tier, track credential costs, and keep pumping revenue apart.
Four states ban paid fortune-telling and Massachusetts requires a license. Price tarot readings and parties, track cash, and meet IRS quarterly tax rules.
Keep more than four breeding females and make one sight-unseen sale, and USDA licensing applies — plus Schedule C, the IRS hobby-loss test, and state sales tax.
A certificate of occupancy — not your lease — is what legally lets you open. Verify the CO matches your use before signing and budget the full fee chain.
Hot sauce is an FDA acidified food, so most states bar it from home kitchens. Budget $500-$1,000 for process review and training before your first bottle.
US private lending: business-purpose loans escape licensing and usury caps only if documented so, points count as interest, and IRS Section 166 rules bad debt.
A US contractor license bond protects the public and costs 1–3% a year; a bid bond protects one project owner and will never satisfy a state licensing board.
Louisiana's HB 953 dissolves the State Plumbing Board on January 1 — journeyman hours drop from 7,000 to 2,500 and the apprentice ratio rises to 1:3.
