Lighthouse Point requires a business tax receipt for any business in the city. The city will only issue a business tax receipt if your business is located in a commercially designated zone. For many home based businesses, the way to skirt that rule is to get a mailbox service at one of the local businesses….

WHY KEEP THE CODE AS IS: POINT: City does not want to have a problem ‘inspecting the proper posting of the occupational license in the home’. REPLY- Moot point. When has the city inspected occupational licenses publicly posted in the allowed mailbox service locations? Never, to my knowledge. POINT: City does not want to open…

Check out these links for cities who have a home-based business plan for issuing Business Tax Receipts: Pembroke Pines: http://www.ppines.com/cityclerk/licenses.html Theirs is a bit too restrictive. Why? Internet based businesses that drop ship direct from the manufacturer is a growing and popular home based business. City of Fort Lauderdale City of Cocoa Beach http://www.ci.cocoa-beach.fl.us/businesses/Forms/HomeLicenseApplication.pdf http://www.longboatkey.org/Forms/ZoningCode.pdf…