Seattle, WA business license requirements
A new business in Seattle, WA needs a general local business license or registration, called Seattle business license tax certificate, according to the source cited below.
- General local business license required
- Yes
- License name
- Seattle business license tax certificate
- Issuing office
- Office of City Finance
- Fee
- 2026 fee by revenue tier, from $73 (under $20,000) to $3,210 (over $5 million), plus $10 per branch location
- Renewal
- Annual; all business license tax certificates expire on December 31
- Where to apply
- https://www.filelocal-wa.gov/Default_FileLocal.aspx
- Official source
- https://www.seattle.gov/city-finance/business-taxes-and-licenses/business-licenses
- 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 Office of City Finance before filing.
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