This form is a simple model for a bill of sale for personal property used in connection with a business enterprise. Adapt to fit your circumstances.
This form is a simple model for a bill of sale for personal property used in connection with a business enterprise. Adapt to fit your circumstances.
Personal Property - Any property other than real estate. The distinguishing factor between personal property and real property is that personal property is movable and not fixed permanently to one location, such as land or buildings.
Personal property is distinguished from real property in that it is usually movable and not permanently affixed as are land, buildings, and vines.
Business Personal Property includes all supplies, equipment and any fixtures used in the operation of a business. Exempt from reporting are business inventory, application software and licensed vehicles (except Special Equipment (SE) tagged and off-road vehicles).
Business Personal Property Tax is a tax assessed on tangible personal property businesses own. This type of property includes equipment, furniture, computers, machinery, and inventory, among other items not permanently attached to a building or land.
Business personal property (BPP) insurance covers the equipment, furniture, fixtures and inventory that you own, use or rent inside your workspace. Basically, it covers almost everything except the building itself.
Property tax in California is calculated at a standard rate of 1% of the assessed property value, plus additional charges for voter-approved bonds, fees, and special charges.
In general, business personal property is all property owned, possessed, controlled, or leased by a business except real property and inventory items. Business personal property includes, but is not limited to: Machinery. Computers. Equipment (e.g. FAX machines, photocopiers)
California's property tax rate is 1% of assessed value (also applies to real property) plus any bonded indebtedness voted in by the taxpayers.
How you file your business taxes with the IRS depends on your business's structure. Some structures, like corporations, must file their business taxes separately from their personal taxes. Other structures, like sole proprietorships, must report their business income on their personal taxes.
Property that is owned and occupied as your principal place of residence as of the lien date (January 1st) may qualify for an exemption of $7,000 of assessed value. Contact the Assessor for details about the exemption.