Is it legal to sell my handmade stuffs in my mom’s business?
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Is it legal to sell my handmade stuffs in my mom’s business?
My mom has a nail salon. And I want to make
some pouch and hair clips to sell for money for
college’s books. So is it legal to me to sell it in
the nail salon? In addition, I don’t work there.
Asked on December 18, 2016 under Business Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
It is legal so long as the zoning for your mom's business permits the business activity(ies) you intend to do: that is, if, for example, her business is not zoned to allow sales of these sorts of things, you can't; but if items like you describe can be sold under her zoning, you can do this. If you don't know the zoning, you can check at town or city hall, in the clerk's office. If you sell them under your own name but there, the income will be taxable to you; if you sell them under your mom's business's name, it will be taxable to her. Make sure to collect and submit sales tax.
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