Business License

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The Business License Department is responsible for the collection of Business License Fees, Occupational Taxes, and Alcohol Taxes including Liquor by the Drink and Alcoholic Beverage Excise Taxes, Hotel/Motel Occupancy Taxes and Financial Institution Taxes.

The Department is also responsible for issuing privileged licensing including Alcohol, Massage Therapy, Bail Bonds Pawnbrokers, Precious Metals, Taxi Cabs/Vehicle for Hire and Temporary Use Licenses.

You can access the documents associated with the business license process at this link:

Business License Documents

Please notify this office if you have a change of address, ownership, firm name or business reclassification.

2529 J.O. Stephenson Ave.
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Phone: (770) 424-8274
Fax: (770) 429-4559

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The following links may be helpful:

Atlanta Better Business Bureau (BBB)
www.atlanta.bbb.org

Small Business Administration
www.sba.gov

Internal Revenue Service Small Business
www.irs.gov/smallbiz

Georgia Secretary of State
www.sos.state.ga.us

 

 

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