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Bambino2012
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« on: April 10, 2014, 05:02:41 PM »

Hey everyone,

I have been running my home office for several years now, in Oakland (USA).
I got recently a letter from the city of oakland, claiming I should be paying the city some kind of taxes.
Anyone knows what is this all about ?
I pay federal taxes, state taxes, and now city taxes ?
I don't sell anything in the city of oakland, i'm not running a "normal" business, we do our games and sell the worldwide, what does the city has to do with this ?

Is this some mistake from the city, or is everyone here also paying city taxes ?

Thanks,
Bruno
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« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2014, 05:23:49 PM »

A lot of major cities have income taxes - Kansas City as an example I know firsthand. Effectively if you live and/or work within the taxation district of the city (which is usually confined to city limits but sometimes extends farther) and live in a state with income tax you get the triple whammy: federal, state, and city. The income tax rate in KC when I lived there was 1%, FYI.
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2014, 09:05:27 AM »

You should probably get in touch with the city directly to find out if/how their taxes actually apply to you. Did the letter specify what kind of taxes they think you owe? Income tax? Property tax? Sales tax?
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2014, 10:15:53 AM »

I have been trying to call the city, no luck so far.
They don't specify what kind of taxes, they just have here
2014 Professional/Semi Professional, and then the amount I own.
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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2014, 11:44:14 AM »

That would be business taxes: http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/fwawebsite/revenue/revenue_biztax.htm
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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2014, 05:51:24 PM »

Looks like at least $132 for an indie game developer in Oakland:
http://www2.oaklandnet.com/w/OAK024875

Well that sucks. Hope it's a nice city.
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