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INSTRUCTIONS FOR BUSINESS LICENSE QUESTIONNAIRE <br /> Question 1: Enter a phone number where you can be reached between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and <br /> 5:00 P.M. <br /> Question 2: If you have already received a tax bill for this business, enter your account number or <br /> assessor's parcel number.The number will be on your last tax.bill. Sign and return the questionnaire. <br /> If you have never received a tax bill for this business, continue completing the form. <br /> Question 3: Enter a description of the type of business (i.e. bakery, print shop, etc.) <br /> Question 4: If you do not own the land and building, enter the monthly rent, square footage of leased <br /> space, date and length of lease. Check the appropriate lease terms. <br /> Triple Net (NNN) -the tenant pays all expenses, including property maintenance <br /> Net - same as Triple Net except the landlord pays property taxes <br /> Gross - landlord pays all expenses except janitor and utilities <br /> Full Service - landlord pays all expenses <br /> Note if you, as tenant, pay CAM (common area maintenance charges) and what they are per square <br /> foot. <br /> Question 8: <br /> Supplies: Report the cost of supplies on hand and consumed by you in your business. Do not report <br /> inventory openly held for sale to others. Professional service businesses (Doctors, Dentists, Lawyers, <br /> Accountants, Engineers) must report all their supplies on hand even if transferred to their customers. <br /> Equipment: Reported costs should include excise, sales, and use taxes, freight-in, installation, and <br /> other relevant costs. For self-constructed assets, report the full cost of the item (direct labor, direct <br /> materials, and allocation for overhead, a provision for contractor's profit, and construction period <br /> interest or finance charge.) Equipment acquired on a lease payoff should be reported at the original <br /> date and the original selling price as of the original inception date of the lease. <br /> Equipment Out On Lease/Rent To Others: Equipment out on lease/rent (in the possession, or <br /> effectively committed to the possession or control of the lessee or renter) is taxable and is to be <br /> reported. Equipment openly held for lease/rent (and never used by you) is considered "inventory" <br /> and should not be reported. <br /> Do Not Report: Financing charges on assets purchased complete and ready for use, licensed vehicles <br /> (except special mobile equipment that has an"SE", special equipment, plate issued by DMV), software <br /> for computers. <br /> Do Not Deduct: Trade-in allowances (reported cost should be the original invoice cost before <br /> trade-in plus sales tax, freight, etc.) and/or depreciation (do not report net book value). <br /> Enter the total cost for any added improvement to the building. <br /> Assessor #228 (Instructions) (3/01) <br />