David Crabill
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Doris, it depends on your state, but most likely you cannot sell homemade cheesecakes. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
Miasha, I’ve listed the basic info, along with external resources here: http://forrager.com/law/virginia/
I am not familiar with any significant websites for Virginia.Most people make labels themselves and print them at home. Some also use online print shops to produce their labels.
I don’t think you can sell home-brewed kombucha. You’ll likely need to use a commercial kitchen: http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
The dept that manages zoning in your area will likely determine whether a farm stand is allowed where you live. You should also check with the ag dept to see if they have a requirement for what a farm stand needs to be (for instance, it might need to primarily sell produce). Sometimes the requirements for this are county-dependent.
You will not be able to use the cottage food law. Instead, you need to get a commercial license: http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
No, but you can probably sell dried pasta under the law. For fresh pasta, you need to get a commercial license: http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
Some counties in some states (not sure about PA) offer temporary event permits that allow someone to sell certain types of homemade food for a short period of time. If your county (ag or health dept) doesn’t offer that, then you would need to setup yourself as a Limited Food Establishment: http://forrager.com/law/pennsylvania/
Unfortunately, I haven’t yet heard about the specific requirements in PA. Here is some general info about sales tax: http://forrager.com/faq/#sales-tax
You will need to pay yearly income taxes, as you would with any business. I believe most exemptions revolve around sales tax, and your ag dept might be able to guide you to the correct dept for tax info.
Well, certainly the easiest solution would be to place something around the kitchen that would block the cat from accessing it.
I’m not sure if it would be possible to do what you’re describing with a cottage food license. You could call the health dept to see if they allow a non-primary kitchen to be used with the law.
It should be possible to setup a commercial kitchen on your property, and then get a commercial license, but that process would be much more complicated and expensive.
Okay that makes sense. That’s such an expensive process and it’s a lot of work! I know a number of people have setup a commercial kitchen at home, but it’s uncommon.
Taxes are so inconsistent between counties (or in your case, parishes), that I don’t include much info about them on the site. Often there are exemptions for bakeries, but I vaguely recall that LA isn’t one of the ones where you get a break on sales tax, as all parishes have their own rates. Anyway, you would certainly know more about me, but my feeling is that no, switching to a CFO wouldn’t change anything tax-related, either with sales taxes or with income taxes. Are there any other taxes you pay?
I’m curious to hear your opinion based on your experience. It’s not too often that I hear from someone who has done the whole commercial kitchen setup in their home, much less from someone who’s had one for multiple years. However, people often ask me if they should make the leap to build a commercial kitchen at home so they can start/continue their home business without the restrictions. What has your experience been like? After four years, are you glad you went to all that effort and expense?
