Jackie,<br> <br> Property taxes are different for commercial properties than homes. If you doubt that, send a question to your friendly tax assessor. <br> <br> Best,<br> <br> _DJA<br><br><b><i>J Ford <privatejf32@hotmail.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> DJA;<br><br>IF you are getting income through the rent or boarding of a room or rooms, <br>the State and Feds require that to be reported AS INCOME on your tax forms. <br>There are forms specific to those monies earned. Also, tax ID numbers have <br>to be applied for and received when you are running a business, ANY business <br>be it from your home or an office/space. None of that has anything to do <br>with the value of your home. It is INCOME not home value.<br><br><br>J :]<br><br><br><br><br><br>>From: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 @yahoo.com=""><br>>To: Tom Hansen <thansen @moscow.com="">,
"'Saundra Lund'" <br>><sslund @adelphia.net="">, "'keely emerinemix'" <kjajmix1 @msn.com="">, <br>>guber@yuber.com, vision2020@moscow.com<br>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] (no subject)<br>>Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:57:58 -0700 (PDT)<br>><br>>Boarding houses do not have a 50% tax exemption the first 75K of property <br>>value like a first home. So if the owner is boarding a person or persons <br>>and not reported it to the government as a boarding house they are <br>>committing tax evasion. Same as somebody in town lending out a room or two <br>>to friends that live there for the school year. Rent charged is not <br>>relevant to the issue because property taxes are assessed by value of a <br>>commercial property, not income on the property.<br>><br>> Best,<br>><br>> _DJA<br>><br>>Tom Hansen <thansen @moscow.com=""> wrote: v\:* <br>>{behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:*
{behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* <br>>{behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} <br>>st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Why should it <br>>matter if “The Compound” (as I like to call it) has boarders or not? It <br>>is NOT within Moscow city limits, as has been stated many times her in <br>>Visionland. And, even if its current location were within city limits, it <br>>is in a region that would be zoned as an Agriculture/Forestry Zoning <br>>District (AF). And as Title 4, Chapter 2, Section 2-2 of the Moscow Code <br>>states:<br>><br>> -------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> Sec. 2-2. Agriculture/Forestry Zoning District (AF).<br>><br>> A. Intent: The purpose of the Agriculture/Forestry (AF) zoning <br>>district is to foster agriculture and forestry land uses while providing <br>>for limited, low-density residential
land uses which will not conflict <br>>with farm and forest practices nor place inappropriate demands on rural <br>>public services nor promote the indiscriminate conversion of farm and <br>>forest land to other uses.<br>><br>> B. Permitted Principal Uses and Structures:<br>><br>> 1. Agriculture, including the raising, harvesting, and selling of <br>>crops; on-site storage of grain and seed; the raising and sale of <br>>livestock or poultry;<br>> dairying and sale of dairy products; and other similar agricultural, <br>>horticultural, or animal husbandry uses, excluding feedlots with more than <br>>twenty (20)<br>> animals.<br>><br>> 2. Accessory building and uses normal and incidental to the buildings <br>>and uses permitted, including dwellings for persons engaged for farm or <br>>forestry labor provided such dwelling units are located on the farm owned <br>>or operated by the
employer.<br>><br>> 3. Forestry, including the raising, harvesting, and sale of timber <br>>and other forest products.<br>><br>> 4. Small sawmills operated as a short-term or subsidiary use on farms <br>>or woodlots.<br>><br>> 5. Home occupations.<br>><br>> 6. Single family dwelling.<br>><br>> 7. Family day care facility and group day care facility.<br>><br>> 8. Bed and breakfast inn.<br>><br>> 9. Boarding house.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Now, again:<br>><br>> This is important to us because . . . ?<br>><br>> Seeya round town, Moscow.<br>><br>> Tom Hansen<br>><br>> "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of <br>>arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to <br>>skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body <br>>thoroughly used up, totally worn out and
screaming 'WOO HOO. What a <br>>ride!'"<br>><br>><br>>---------------------------------<br>><br>> From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com <br>>[mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] On Behalf Of Donovan Arnold<br>> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 4:37 PM<br>> To: Saundra Lund; 'keely emerinemix'; guber@yuber.com; <br>>vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] (no subject)<br>><br>><br>> Saundra,<br>><br>> OK you are right about who owns the house. But there still is at least <br>>one person in that household that is a boarder.<br>><br>> Best,<br>><br>> _DJA<br>><br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br>> http://www.fsr.net<br>>
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