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Santa Clara County, California · Business and licensing

Close or update a business license in Santa Clara County

Find instructions for closing a license or reporting ownership, address or business changes.

1 provider · 1 official link (1 online) · sources checked October 16, 2026

In Santa Clara County, 1 city government publishes 1 official link for this service, 1 of them online. 1 provider publishes reviewed fee items and 1 provider lists forms on its guide.

These are the Santa Clara County providers with a reviewed service link for this task. Other offices may also help, and a provider may serve only part of the county: check each service area. Fees and forms stay on each office’s guide, where their sources are cited.
City government

San Jose — Finance Department — Business Tax

City of San Jose business licensing or tax certificates.

Report a city business-tax closure (opens in a new tab)Online service

Use the city-referred closure form for the business-tax account. Other tax, entity or permit closure requirements are separate.

Service area: City of San Jose business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.

Source & saved evidence

San Jose municipal government · San Jose — business licensing discovery (opens in a new tab)

Reviewed business licensing instructions

Business Tax Closure Online Form

Agent source review: October 16, 2026 · Snapshot 8ea8427ed1e1c9aa

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