There is much involved in operating a gift basket business. Examples of things that are involved in owning a gift basket business is creativity as one has to design baskets and money as one needs finances to operate the business.
If you gift a vehicle to someone that is a family member, there will be a tax that the person would be responsible for. The vehicle can even be sold for just one dollar to avoid that tax.
Amazon sells gift cards to give employees of your business for a good price if you buy in bulk. In fact, a lot of companies will probably give you a discount if you order gift cards for a business in bulk.
Depending on the state you are in you may need to have an establish business first before getting the vehicle. You can always get a vehicle in your personal name and then sell it to your business name in order to gain access to your vehicle for business use.
Tax should be applied on a vehicle that is gifted in California depending on the cost. For example the average gift tax is 14,000 in which taxes must be paid.
That really depends on the business type and the person within the business receiving the gift. Generally a Branded Promotional Corporate Giveaway or Gift can be as simple as an engraved metal pen or as in-depth as an acrylic tombstone with a certificate or photo inserted.
Only if the intended use of the vehicle is entirely for business purposes.
One can find ideas for a business Christmas gift at physical stores such as Walmart, Target, and Staples. One can also find ideas at the online site "Pro-gift-baskets".
You may certainly bring a gift to a business open house if you want to. Perhaps the new owner is a personal friend. That is absolutely appropriate to do.
Your local wine store should have a selection of nice wines you can use for a business gift. You can also try wine.woot.com for a daily deal on quality wines.
If you have a business, you can write it off on your taxes as a business expense. If you do not have a business, the plates are more expensive, insurance is more expensive, the cops can hold you to commercial vehicle driving laws if you do something wrong and you can't expense the vehicle. So...if you don't have a business, don't claim it as a commercial vehicle because commercial vehicles are a pain in the butt.
No, there is no sales tax on a vehicle obtained as a gift in California. Others have said that yes, you do.