Running a home-based business in Henderson, Nevada

What the city code allows at home

The home-occupation rules aren't on Corpus, so this guide can't tell you what a home occupation may do, how many employees or visitors it may have, or whether signs are allowed. Two sections of the Henderson Municipal Code mention a home occupation permit or application.

• A section on independent massage therapists says the license authorizes outcall massage therapy "from his or her residence in the city after obtaining a home occupation permit in accordance with title 19 of the development code" (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.84.100(A)(2)).
• The community development fee schedule says "The application fee for a home occupation shall be $30.00" (Henderson Municipal Code § 18.01.030(B)(10)). That is the base fee: the same section adds a 2 percent technology fee and a 2 percent records management fee, each with a $2.00 minimum ((C)(7), (8)).

The first of these says the permit is issued in accordance with title 19 of the development code, which isn't on Corpus. Ask the planning or zoning office what applies to your address and your kind of work.

What you can't run from home

The one limit in the sections Corpus carries is for massage: the independent massage therapist license covers outcall massage from a residence only "provided that no massage therapy is performed in the residence" (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.84.100(A)(2)).

Licenses, permits and city taxes

Henderson's general business license rules are in title 4.

• License required. It is unlawful for any person to carry on or continue any business in the city without first getting a license and paying the license fee (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.020(A)).
• Fixed place of business. A license is issued only if the applicant has a fixed place of business from which the business will be conducted, unless title 4 says otherwise. Once issued, you can't do business from other premises (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.020(B)). Ask the business license office how your home address is treated.
• Advertising counts. Advertising is prima facie evidence that you are engaged in business and subject to the license rules (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.022).
• Separate licenses. You need separate licenses for each location, each business name, and each class and type of business listed in title 4 (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.070(B)).
• Fees depend on the business. Marketing, management or consulting pays $75.00 semiannually (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.05.285). An office that conducts no business described elsewhere in title 4 pays $50.00 semiannually (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.05.325). A business not listed pays a semiannual fee based on gross revenues (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.05.410), starting at $25.00 for semiannual gross revenue up to $12,000.99 (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.05.010(C)).
• Application fee. A new license application carries a nonrefundable fee per license classification: $50.00 for a classification subject to council approval, and $25.00 for all others (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.065).
• Term and renewal. Business licenses are semiannual (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.080). You renew by paying the fee, with no new application, and the due date is the last day of the month of a licensing period (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.100(A), (B)). There is no grace period, and unpaid licenses are deemed expired (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.110).
• Display. Display the license at your fixed place of business and show it on request (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.130(A)).
• Penalty. Unless the city brings an alternative civil violation proceeding under chapter 4.07, violating title 4 is a misdemeanor. Every day is a separate offense, and the license may be suspended, revoked or cancelled (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.230).

Putting the business in an LLC

An LLC is formed with the state, not the city, so forming one doesn't take the place of any city license or permit above. A business license can't be transferred to any other person (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.021), so check with the business license office before moving an existing license into a new LLC. For an LLC licensee, any change in ownership must be reported within 30 calendar days (Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.125(B)).

After it's formed: You formed an LLC. Now what?

Read the code

Browse Henderson's code on Corpus. The business license rules are in title 4, chapters 4.04 and 4.05. The home occupation pointer is in Henderson Municipal Code § 4.84.100, and title 19 is not on Corpus.

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Sources

• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.84.100, Independent Massage Therapist—Authorizations and Requirements (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/ee111427-3d68-41f0-83f8-51b30ea7e77b
• Henderson Municipal Code § 18.01.030, Fees for Applications and Services (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/8ac15e71-0679-488b-9186-a62ad6bfdd42
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.020, License Required (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/8a0bd2d4-5fa8-4c5b-9186-641f2b1093eb
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.021, License—Permit—Transfer or Assignment Unlawful (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/4cf72934-3fbe-408d-8fa0-5a771685c787
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.022, Advertising to Be Considered Prima Facie Evidence of Engaging in Business (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/4dc18353-118a-4427-8ffc-0a6d5728dc2b
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.065, Application Fee (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/342d52e6-2678-451d-87ec-e1144d1783e9
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.070, Separate License Required for Each Place of Business (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/7ff3050f-9e7c-47b3-8ee5-bae7b30395b2
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.080, Semiannual License (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/3acf2225-9f48-40a4-bc2e-e99ef854423c
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.100, Renewal of Licenses (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/8d0544f3-99e9-4cc9-9797-412691c2bf7b
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.110, Delinquent License—Expired License (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/696b1bcf-c732-4f9d-85c9-29371beb996a
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.125, Changes in Officers or Membership of Licensees—Corporations—Limited Partnerships—Limited Liability Companies (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/c9b5a790-e7c0-4c41-a4a5-35b23c5425dd
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.130, Display of License (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/50eeed37-6da9-457c-a3fe-c9f79673ec4b
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.04.230, Penalty for Violation of Title (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/d042292c-5867-4498-8615-669f33bc625e
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.05.010, Gross Revenues Licenses (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/3a1f465c-6653-4eb3-beca-21fdd2f49bf2
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.05.285, Management, Marketing, or Consulting Service (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/cab65eb2-02b0-48a2-98e6-5fe3e9de1e01
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.05.325, Office Only (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/b114764d-65a9-45eb-a271-5d930c1b784f
• Henderson Municipal Code § 4.05.410, Businesses Not Enumerated in Schedule (Corpus official text): https://corpuslaw.us/code/970f0216-f818-4319-a9d4-2bc1c6c6bf42