Writer tax: County is all business in targeting freelancers


Writer Kathy Erskine considers herself a law-abiding citizen, but found out recently that she’d been breaking the law by not having an Albemarle County home business license, which she has since obtained for a one-time $27 fee. Photo by Eze Amos

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