Philly Requiring Bloggers to Pay $300 for a Business License

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"Between her blog and infrequent contributions to ehow.com, over the last few years she says she’s made about $50. To Bess, her website is a hobby. To the city of Philadelphia, it’s a potential moneymaker, and the city wants its cut.

"In May, the city sent Bess a letter demanding that she pay $300, the price of a business privilege license.

“'The real kick in the pants is that I don’t even have a full-time job, so for the city to tell me to pony up $300 for a business privilege license, pay wage tax, business privilege tax, net profits tax on a handful of money is outrageous,' Bess says.

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"When Bess pressed her case to officials with the city’s now-closed tax amnesty program, she says, 'I was told to hire an accountant.'”

More at http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/philly-requiring-bloggers-to-pay-300-for-a-business-license-101264664.html .

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1. I read about things like this, and I bury any thoughts I once had of relocating to Philly.

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