Richmond, VA business license requirements
A new business in Richmond, VA needs a general local business license or registration, called Business license (Business Professional and Occupational License or BPOL), according to the source cited below.
- General local business license required
- Yes
- License name
- Business license (Business Professional and Occupational License or BPOL)
- Issuing office
- Department of Finance Business Unit
- Fee
- Gross receipts of 5000 or less: 0 plus flat rate fees; 5001 to 500000: 30.00 plus flat rate fees; over 500000: gross receipts multiplied by the tax rate of the business type plus flat rate fees; flat fees range from 75.00 to 500.00 depending on the service type
- Renewal
- Annual; business licenses expire December 31 and renewal applications and BPOL tax are due March 1
- Where to apply
- https://rvapay.rva.gov/BPP
- Official source
- https://rva.gov/finance/bpol-tax
- Verified date
- 2026-10-05
- How this summary was compiled
- An AI agent fetched the official source page above and read it.
The verified date is the day this summary was compiled. Fees, forms and deadlines change: confirm them with Department of Finance Business Unit before filing.
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