| Most states and many cities and/or counties impose licenses and permits on a wide variety of businesses. The operation of your business will most likely require such a tax.
An important source of information regarding local licenses and permits is your local economic development agency.
How to Obtain Local Licenses
Alabama - http://www.ador.state.al.us/licenses/authrity.html
Alaska - http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/buslic.htm
Arizona - http://www.revenue.state.az.us/license.htm
Arkansas - http://www.arkansas.gov/business_res.php
California - http://www.calgold.ca.gov/
Colorado - http://www.state.co.us/oed/industry-license/index.cfm
Connecticut - http://www.state.ct.us/
Delaware - http://www.state.de.us/revenue/services/Business_Tax/Step3.shtml
District of Columbia - http://www.dcra.dc.gov/
Florida - http://sun6.dms.state.fl.us/dor/businesses/
Georgia - http://www.sos.state.ga.us/corporations/regforms.htm
Hawaii - http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/business/start_grow/
Idaho - http://www.idoc.state.id.us/Pages/BUSINESSPAGE.html
Illinois - http://www.business.illinois.gov/licenses.cfm
Indiana - http://www.state.in.us/sic/owners/ia.html
Iowa - nging.com/business/blic.html /
Kansas - https://www.accesskansas.org/businesscenter/index.html?link=maintain#licenserenewals
Kentucky - http://www.thinkkentucky.com/kyedc/ebpermits.asp
Louisiana - http://www.louisiana.gov/wps/portal/.cmd/cs/.ce/155/.s/1114/_s.155/1110/_me/1110
Maine - http://www.maine.gov/portal/business/licensing.html
Maryland - http://www.dllr.state.md.us/
Massachusetts - http://www.state.ma.us/sec/cor/coridx.htm
Michigan - http://medc.michigan.org/services/startups/index2.asp
Minnesota - http://www.dted.state.mn.uss
Mississippi - http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/mssbdc/going_intobus.html
Missouri - http://www.missouribusiness.net/docs/license_registration_checklist.asp
Montana - http://www.state.mt.us/sos/biz.htm
Nebraska - http://assist.neded.org/licensed.html at this time
New Hampshire - http://www.nhsbdc.org/startup.htm
New Jersey - http://www.state.nj.us/njbiz/s_lic_and_cert.shtml
New York - http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lcns/licensing.html
New Mexico - Not available at this time
Nevada - http://secretaryofstate.biz/comm_rec/index.htm
North Carolina - http://www.secstate.state.nc.us/secstate/blio/default.htm
North Dakota - http://www.nd.gov/sos/businessserv/registrations/business-search.html
Ohio - http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/businessservices/corp.aspx
Oklahoma - http://www.okonestop.com/
Oregon - http://www.filinginoregon.com
Pennsylvania - http://www.paopenforbusiness.state.pa.us
Rhode Island - http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/jobseeker/license.htm
South Carolina - http://www.state.sd.us/STATE/sitecategory.cfm?mp=Licenses/Occupations
South Dakota - http://www.sdreadytowork.com/community/resources/startup/step8.asp
Tennessee - http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/business/index.html
Texas - http://www.tded.state.tx.us/guide/
Utah - http://www.commerce.state.ut.us/web/commerce/admin/licen.htm
Vermont - http://www.sec.state.vt.us/
Virginia - http://www.dba.state.va.us/licenses/
Washington - http://www.wa.gov/dol/bpd/limsnet.htm
West Virginia - http://www.state.wv.us/taxrev/busreg.html
Wisconsin - http://www.wdfi.org/corporations/forms/
Wyoming - http://soswy.state.wy.us/corporat/corporat.htm
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