# Legality of Non- Licensed Tutoring? **URL:** \ **Category:** Teaching English in Taiwan\ **Tags:** buxibans\ **Created:** [January 18, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/legality-of-non-licensed-tutoring/215930 "2022-01-18T16:08:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ron](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@Ron](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Ron)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/legality-of-non-licensed-tutoring/215930/1 "2022-01-18T16:08:14Z")
Good evening everyone. I am considering renovating the 1st floor of my home and turning it into a classroom. I am hoping to teach my tutors there. I’ve heard as long as its 5 students or less, I would not need a business license, inspection, zoning etc. I could just start. Is this true? I of course have an APRC, so there are no issues with work permit legality. Thank you in advance ---
**Author:** ![BigDave](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/bigdave/32/181371_2.png) [@BigDave](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BigDave)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/legality-of-non-licensed-tutoring/215930/2 "2022-01-18T16:09:33Z")
I thought it was four students. Apart from that you are good to go as far as I know. ---
**Author:** ![Ron](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@Ron](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Ron)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/legality-of-non-licensed-tutoring/215930/3 "2022-01-18T16:14:15Z")
Thank you for the reply BigDave. I think you are correct. It may be 4. Could I also create a sign and advertise for this small studio tutoring classroom? Make it look like a class, create a storefront name etc Is that pushing it? Or all good? ---
**Author:** ![tempogain](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tempogain/32/264650_2.png) [@tempogain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tempogain)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/legality-of-non-licensed-tutoring/215930/4 "2022-01-18T16:37:13Z")
> [@Ron](#): > > Could I also create a sign and advertise for this small studio tutoring classroom? Make it look like a class, create a storefront name etc Is that pushing it? Or all good? No I don’t think you can openly recruit students in any way if you aren’t a licensed buxiban. ---
**Author:** ![yyy](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/yyy/32/12085_2.png) [@yyy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yyy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/legality-of-non-licensed-tutoring/215930/5 "2022-01-18T17:42:55Z")
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