Across State Lines Striping Question

Does Missouri, Kansas, and or Oklahoma require different types of credentials to do work in different states. New Mexico you have to be license to work. In Texas you don't have to have a license to do work. If you cross state lines you have to be DOT and have commercial liability. (So I was told) Curious to know. Looking for your responses. Thanks.....

Anytime you cross a state line you have to pay taxes for that state, could be sales tax or income tax depending on the state.

Technically there are a whole bunch of rules, taxes, credentials, workers comp, licenses, DOT requirements etc etc that you have to follow. Realistically, most out of state projects (unless you live in a small state or right on a border of another state) are short term and in our experience you are there and gone before any regulator will even be aware of your existence. We have striped projects (indoor warehouse striping) in all 3 of the above states except NM and on each project were not asked by the general contractor, our customer, the property owner or anyone else for licenses, insurance, proof that we were paying our employees a certain wage, proof we were paying that states income tax or any other local fees. Often work done in one state is billed to a corporate office in a whole different state so we are so far under the radar of regulators and are so small in comparison to big business that we simply don't matter. We are DOT compliant with the proper inspections, forms, drive times, physicals and drug testing so we are unlikely to be held on the side of the road because of a DOT, vehicle or driver safety issue.

I live in Missouri but I am 4 blocks from the Kansas state line. About half of my business is in Kansas. I don't need any additional licensing to work in Kansas. Just be sure to file taxes in Kansas if you do work there. I'm sure that applies for every state but I learned the hard way when a Kansas tax auditor showed up at my door.

kcfd25 wrote on Apr 6, 2015:Go to #4

I live in Missouri but I am 4 blocks from the Kansas state line. About half of my business is in Kansas. I don't need any additional licensing to work in Kansas. Just be sure to file taxes in Kansas if you do work there. I'm sure that applies for every state but I learned the hard way when a Kansas tax auditor showed up at my door.

do you mean Sales/Excise Tax? I would think you would need a tax license for each state.

I serve the Washington DC metro area which consists of Maryland and Virginia. A business license is required to operate in all three states. DC isn't a state per se but they have their own rules and laws. I am NOT licensed in Virginia but I have done jobs out there without any trouble.

I went to DC one time, got there at 5pm and traffic had my redneck butt in tears. never again.

Chevron94 wrote on Apr 6, 2015:Go to #5

kcfd25 wrote on Apr 6, 2015:Go to #4

I live in Missouri but I am 4 blocks from the Kansas state line. About half of my business is in Kansas. I don't need any additional licensing to work in Kansas. Just be sure to file taxes in Kansas if you do work there. I'm sure that applies for every state but I learned the hard way when a Kansas tax auditor showed up at my door.

. do you mean Sales/Excise Tax? I would think you would need a tax license for each state. What ever tax you would have if you lived there.