Business Licenses and Permits

The City of Cleveland, Tennessee has specific regulations regarding merchandise sales made from tents.  Currently, businesses that have a current business license and a physical location in the city may erect a tent for up to 10 days to sell merchandise.  Transient merchants without a permanent location in the city may get a permit from …

The City of Fernley, Nevada, near Reno, is proposing several changes to its business license code including changing its liquor license regulations.  According to the Reno Gazette Journal, Fernley does not currently have any regulations controlling liquor licensing.  To come up with the proposed regulations the city looked at regulations for several other cities as …

The Oklahoma State Department of Commerce has put together a one-stop shop to assist prospective business owners.  The website lists steps that a business start-up will need to get the ball rolling.  Important information listed includes how to determine the best business structure, how to get a Federal Employer Identification Number, how to register your …

The City of Augusta Procurement Department has come under fire recently for its process of awarding bids for city projects.  According to The Augusta Chronicle, recent projects, including the construction of the new city event center, have shown the city applying contract bidding rules inconsistently.
A local company recently bid to do topographic and utility mapping …

The State of Connecticut has made a significant move to help consumers by launching its new e-license database.  This online database includes current lists of licensed individuals and businesses in over 100 different categories.  According to the Republican American, the list includes licensed home improvement contractors, real estate appraisers, registered nurses, licensed physicians, electricians, paramedics, …

The City Council in Kanab City, Utah is expected to consider a proposal to increase the city’s business license fees.  According to the Southern Utah News, City Manager Duane Huffman has proposed raising business license fees in order to better meet projected budget amounts.  Huffman estimates that the business license program costs the city up …

The latest chapter of Jefferson County, Alabama’s occupational tax woes may soon come to an end.  Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Charles Price is expected to rule this month on the suit brought by taxpayers to strike down Jefferson County’s most recent occupational tax.  The lawyers for the taxpayers filed their final brief on Friday …

The City Council in Lake Elsinore, California has approved a temporary fee waiver for businesses within the city limits.  In addition to waiving business license fees the city is also waiving fees for reviews of minor designs for signs and small structures.  According to The Press-Enterprise, the goal for waiving fees is to encourage business …

The Institute for Justice, a nonprofit group, recently released studies of eight major cities across the country.  The purpose of these studies was to assess business conditions in Milwaukee, Los Angeles, Houston, Washington, DC, Miami, Chicago, Philadelphia and Newark.  The study found varying degrees of complexity in local and state licensing laws.  In addition to …

As election season heats up we begin to see stories of candidates not following local laws.  One such story is coming out of Peoria, Arizona.  According to the Tucson Citizen, Peoria City Council candidate Jason Dragon owes $125,000 in unpaid sales taxes dating back to 2005.  The unpaid sales tax is from a computer business …