Question

John Donner works for B and B Financial in Summerfield, Massachusetts. John is semiretired and has a second home in southern Florida, where he spends the winter months. John has put his Florida address and phone number on his business cards along with B and B's Summerfield address, because he intends to service his Massachusetts clients while he is in Florida this winter. B and B Financial does not have an office in the state. Which of the following statements is TRUE?- Neither John nor B and B Financial need to be registered in Florida because they are only doing business with clients whose residence is in Massachusetts- Both John and B and B need to be registered in Florida because John's Florida residence is considered an office since it is listed on his business card- John needs to register in Florida, but not B and B Financial- B and B Financial needs to register in Florida, but John does not since neither he nor his clients are residents of the state

Answer 1

Both John and B and B need to be registered in Florida because John's Florida residence is considered an office since it is listed on his business card.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since John included his Florida residence's address and phone number in his business card, that residence qualifies as an office in Florida. That means that both John and B&B need to register in Florida regardless of where their clients live.

If he gets new business cards and delivers them to his clients, then John can work freely in Florida during the winter without having to register with the state government.