City government · Alameda
City of Albany — Business licensing information
City of Albany
Close or update a business license — City of Albany (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Albany
California · find a service
Close or update a business license in California
Find instructions for closing a license or reporting ownership, address or business changes.
In California, 43 city governments and 14 county departments publish 60 official links for this service, 12 of them online. Reviewed requirements cover documents (16), eligibility (6), payment methods (1) and languages (1). 28 counties have a page for it below.
Before you start · 4 things to check
- Start with where your business is located and where it will operate. A county license may apply only to unincorporated areas or specific activities; cities can have their own requirements.
- Some county offices provide guidance or referrals and do not issue a general business license. Read the entry before choosing an application.
- A business license or tax certificate, an FBN/DBA filing, business entity registration and a professional license serve different purposes. Zoning, health and other activity permits may also apply. Business stormwater registration is a separate local programme where required.
- Check the license period, renewal date and rules for changes in ownership or location. A renewal may not cover a move or a new owner. Fees and application steps depend on the license category.
57 guides with reviewed service links · Reviewed local guides
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Showing 57 guides as a short list. Choose your county or type a city above to see each guide’s instructions, conditions and sources here.
City government · Alameda
City of Pleasanton — Business licensing information
City of Pleasanton
Close or update a business license — City of Pleasanton (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Pleasanton
City government · Alameda
Oakland — Finance — Revenue Management Bureau Business Tax
City of Oakland business licensing or tax certificates.
Request closure of a city Business Tax account (opens in a new tab)
Service area: City of Oakland business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
Update city Business Tax account information (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Oakland business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
County government · Alameda
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Business licensing
Close an existing Alameda County business license (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: Closure of an existing Alameda County business-license account.
County government · Alpine
Community Development — Planning Division business licensing
Business licensing requirements and referrals depend on the business activity and its location. Read the specific service scope before applying.
Full guide, contact details & sources →County government · Calaveras
Tax Collector
Business licensing
Notify a business sale, closure or change of location (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: Changes to a Calaveras County business license; city licensing remains separate.
City government · Contra Costa
City of Danville — Business licensing information
City of Danville
Close or update a business license — City of Danville (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Danville
City government · Contra Costa
City of Pinole — Business licensing information
City of Pinole
Close or update a business license — City of Pinole (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Pinole
City government · Contra Costa
City of San Pablo — Business licensing information
City of San Pablo
Close or update a business license — City of San Pablo (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of San Pablo
County government · Contra Costa
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Business licensing
Request closure of an existing county business license (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: Closure of county licenses for business conducted in unincorporated Contra Costa County.
County government · El Dorado
Tax Collector
Business licensing
Complete your business account closure online (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: County licenses for businesses located or operating in unincorporated El Dorado County; check the stated exemptions.
City government · Fresno
Fresno — Finance Department — Business Tax Division
City of Fresno business licensing or tax certificates.
Get help updating a city business-tax account (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Fresno business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
County government · Humboldt
Tax Collector
Business licensing
Update an existing Humboldt County business license (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: Updates to existing county business licenses for unincorporated Humboldt County; location changes require a new application.
County government · Inyo
Agricultural Commissioner’s Office — commercial cannabis licensing
Business licensing requirements and referrals depend on the business activity and its location. Read the specific service scope before applying.
Full guide, contact details & sources →City government · Kern
City of Arvin — Business licensing information
City of Arvin
Close or update a business license — City of Arvin (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Arvin
City government · Lassen
City of Susanville — Business licensing information
City of Susanville
Close or update a business license — City of Susanville (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Susanville
City government · Los Angeles
City of Beverly Hills — Business licensing information
City of Beverly Hills
Close or update a business license — City of Beverly Hills (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Beverly Hills
City government · Los Angeles
City of Commerce — Business licensing information
City of Commerce
Close or update a business license — City of Commerce (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Commerce
City government · Los Angeles
City of Huntington Park — Business licensing information
City of Huntington Park
Close or update a business license — City of Huntington Park (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Huntington Park
City government · Los Angeles
City of Industry — Business licensing information
City of Industry
Close or update a business license — City of Industry (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Industry
City government · Los Angeles
City of Irwindale — Business licensing information
City of Irwindale
Close or update a business license — City of Irwindale (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Irwindale
City government · Los Angeles
City of La Cañada Flintridge — Business licensing information
City of La Cañada Flintridge
Close or update a business license — City of La Cañada Flintridge (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of La Cañada Flintridge
City government · Los Angeles
City of La Puente — Business licensing information
City of La Puente
Close or update a business license — City of La Puente (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of La Puente
City government · Los Angeles
City of Monterey Park — Business licensing information
City of Monterey Park
Close or update a business license — City of Monterey Park (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Monterey Park
City government · Los Angeles
City of South Pasadena — Business licensing information
City of South Pasadena
Close or update a business license — City of South Pasadena (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of South Pasadena
City government · Los Angeles
City of Temple City — Business licensing information
City of Temple City
Close or update a business license — City of Temple City (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Temple City
City government · Los Angeles
Long Beach — Financial Management — Business License Division
City of Long Beach business licensing or tax certificates.
Update business information or close a city license (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Long Beach business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
City government · Madera
City of Chowchilla — Business licensing information
City of Chowchilla
Close or update a business license — City of Chowchilla (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Chowchilla
County government · Madera
Tax Collector
Business licensing
Full guide, contact details & sources →City government · Marin
City of Novato — Business licensing information
City of Novato
Close or update a business license — City of Novato (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Novato
County government · Marin
Department of Finance — Central Collections business licenses
Business licensing requirements and referrals depend on the business activity and its location. Read the specific service scope before applying.
Update Business License Information (opens in a new tab)
Service area: County business-license accounts for unincorporated Marin County.
Request to Close Business License (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: County business-license accounts for unincorporated Marin County.
County government · Merced
Community & Economic Development — business licensing
Business licensing requirements and referrals depend on the business activity and its location. Read the specific service scope before applying.
Update or close a license when business information changes (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: Changes to county licenses for businesses located or operating in unincorporated Merced County.
City government · Napa
City of American Canyon — Business licensing information
City of American Canyon
Close or update a business license — City of American Canyon (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of American Canyon
City government · Orange
Anaheim — Planning & Building — Business License Division
City of Anaheim business licensing or tax certificates.
Request closure of a city business license (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Anaheim business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
City government · Orange
City of San Clemente — Business licensing information
City of San Clemente
Close or update a business license — City of San Clemente (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of San Clemente
City government · Orange
City of Westminster — Business licensing information
City of Westminster
Close or update a business license — City of Westminster (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Westminster
City government · Orange
Santa Ana — Finance — Business License Tax Section
City of Santa Ana business licensing or tax certificates.
Cancel or change a city business-license tax account (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Santa Ana business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
City government · Riverside
City of Calimesa — Business licensing information
City of Calimesa
Close or update a business license — City of Calimesa (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Calimesa
City government · Riverside
City of Cathedral City — Business licensing information
City of Cathedral City
Close or update a business license — City of Cathedral City (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Cathedral City
City government · Riverside
City of Corona — Business licensing information
City of Corona
Close or update a business license — City of Corona (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Corona
City government · Riverside
City of Murrieta — Business licensing information
City of Murrieta
Close or update a business license — City of Murrieta (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Murrieta
City government · Riverside
Riverside — Finance — Business Tax Office
City of Riverside business licensing or tax certificates.
Close an existing city Business Tax account (opens in a new tab)
Service area: City of Riverside business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
Request an update to city business-license information (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Riverside business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
County government · Sacramento
Finance — Business License Unit
Business licensing
County instructions for changes in business owner, location or activity (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: Changes to county business licenses within the Sacramento County licensing jurisdiction.
City government · San Diego
City of Lemon Grove — Business licensing information
City of Lemon Grove
Close or update a business license — City of Lemon Grove (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Lemon Grove
City government · San Diego
City of Vista — Business licensing information
City of Vista
Close or update a business license — City of Vista (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Vista
City government · San Diego
San Diego — Office of the City Treasurer — Business Tax
City of San Diego business licensing or tax certificates.
Update an existing city Business Tax account (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of San Diego business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
County government · San Francisco
Treasurer & Tax Collector
Business licensing
Update or close a San Francisco business tax account (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: Changes to San Francisco local business tax accounts and their registered locations.
City government · San Joaquin
Stockton — Business Licenses
City of Stockton business licensing or tax certificates.
Get the city business-closure declaration (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Stockton business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
County government · San Joaquin
Tax Collector
Business licensing
County business-license amendments and changes requiring a new license (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: Changes to San Joaquin County business licenses for their stated unincorporated-area premises or activity.
County government · San Luis Obispo
Tax Collector
Business licensing
Report county business-license changes or a move into a city (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: Changes to San Luis Obispo County business licenses for their specified unincorporated-area premises or activity.
City government · Santa Clara
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)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of San Jose business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
City government · Santa Cruz
City of Capitola — Business licensing information
City of Capitola
Close or update a business license — City of Capitola (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Capitola
City government · Santa Cruz
City of Santa Cruz — Business licensing information
City of Santa Cruz
Close or update a business license — City of Santa Cruz (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Santa Cruz
City government · Shasta
Redding — City Clerk's Office — business licenses
City of Redding business licensing or tax certificates.
Notify a city business closure, sale or account change (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Redding business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
City government · Solano
City of Fairfield — Business licensing information
City of Fairfield
Close or update a business license — City of Fairfield (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Fairfield
City government · Stanislaus
City of Modesto — Business licensing information
City of Modesto
Close or update a business license — City of Modesto (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Modesto
City government · Yolo
City of West Sacramento — Business licensing information
City of West Sacramento
Close or update a business license — City of West Sacramento (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of West Sacramento