US City Business License Requirements

Atlanta, GA business license requirements

A new business in Atlanta, GA needs a general local business license or registration, called Business Occupational Tax Certificate, according to the source cited below.

General local business license required
Yes
License name
Business Occupational Tax Certificate
Issuing office
Department of Finance; Office of Revenue (the source page sits under that office on the city site)
Fee
Not stated on the source page
Renewal
Not stated on the source page
Where to apply
No separate application page was found; start from the official source below.
Official source
https://www.atlantaga.gov/government/departments/finance/office-of-revenue/apply-for-a-new-business-occupational-tax-certificate
Verified date
2026-10-06
How this summary was compiled
The official source page above could not be fetched directly, so an AI agent read excerpts of it returned by a web search limited to the official domain; this summary is less complete for that reason and should be confirmed on the city page first.

The verified date is the day this summary was compiled. Fees, forms and deadlines change: confirm them with Department of Finance; Office of Revenue (the source page sits under that office on the city site) before filing.

This page is part of a free reference covering 78 cities. All cities by state