Business Licenses and Permits

On Tuesday, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed a bill that will grant temporary business licenses to individuals who already have a business license or certification from another state. The bill is part of several bills that the Virginia Governor signed as part of the Governor’s “Jobs and Opportunity” legislation package.
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The Town of Vinton, Virginia is drawing criticism from business owners over recent tactics used to collect delinquent business license fees. Instead of being billed their actual yearly fee, businesses were sent bills for $60,000. The town used a process called statutory billing which allows the town to estimate how much a delinquent taxpayer would …

An out of state dog breeder was denied a transient business license in Peoria, IL because they did not have the proper state licenses. Illinois requires a business to be licensed through the department of agriculture as a dog dealer, a kennel or a pet shop in order to sell dogs in the state.
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There’s a new requirement when renewing your business license in McCaysville, GA. Along with the renewal application, business owners must also complete a notarized affidavit to affirm that they are in the United States legally. The city requires the affidavit because of a change in state law.
Corporation Service Company (CSC) can help make sure you …

March and April are certain to be a busy couple of months for the city of Moberly, Missouri Finance Department. Business license renewals were sent out on March 12 and businesses have until May 1 to return them. The department has already received over 100 renewals, but expect many more the next several weeks.
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Saugatuck city mayor Barry Johnson said that the city is considering eliminating the $150.00 business license fee because “to be a legitimate regulatory fee, it cannot be disguised as a tax.” The business license fee brings in about $24,000 for the city and the money is used for services the business community wants. The City …

The City of Fresno, California is running a business license amnesty program through June 30th. All businesses, with a few exceptions, must be licensed in Fresno. Those businesses that are not licensed are subject to a “failure to file” penalty which is 20% of the past due taxes from the previous quarter. Any business that …

The City of Burien requires all businesses within the city limits to have a business license. Businesses recently annexed into Burien will be required to obtain a business license by April 1. The license fee will be waived for those newly annexed businesses through the end of the license year. Licenses must be renewed annually …

In Mountain Village, CO, homeowners who rent out their homes on a short term basis must obtain a business license to do so. Now they are also required to pay lodging and sales tax on those rentals, no matter the lenth of time of the rental, because of a new ordinance passed Thursday. Owners who …

The Economic Development Council for Manatee County, Florida has proposed a $1.2 million campaign to help attract new businesses from other states and potentially other countries. In an effort to fund the campaign, the Council has suggested a $35-per-year business license fee.
The new fee is estimated to generate $400,000, which would all go towards the …