KPQ - Wenatchee , WA
Wenatchee - After hearing from members of the business community, the Wenatchee City Council thursday night voted to spread out increases to the city's business license fees. More...

Times Observer - Warren , PA
Warren - The City of Warren administration has released a list of answers to commonly asked questions regarding the city's recently approved Business License ordinance, which charges businesses operating in the city a yearly fee of $10 to $50. More...

The News Journel - Newark, DE
Newark - Pedicabs, adult-size tricycles with room in the back for passengers, have gone from the occasional tourist attraction to a more prominent means of public transportation, prompting a race by cities to beef up safety ordinances amid backlash from automobile cab operators. More...

The Visalia Times-Delta - Visalia, CA
Visalia - Three members of a group supposedly raising money for a family member's funeral Sunday were cited for violating city ordinances after Visalia police grew suspicious of their activities. More...

The Clarion-Ledger - Jackson, MS
Jackson - State inspectors on Friday shut down the north Jackson barbershop where a double homicide occurred three weeks ago, after confirming the business and its employees lacked licenses. More...

Long Beach Post - Long Beach, CA
Long Beach – The City of Long Beach has closed Green Nurse Collective, a smoke shop operating on Broadway that also served as a marijuana dispensary, according to City Manager Pat West, who responded "Yes" when asked if the closure is indicative of a concentrated effort by the City to crack down on dispensaries. More...

The Moriis Daily Herald - Minooka, IL
MINOOKA – If you want to open a business in town, you will need a business license. More...

fresnobee.com - Fresno, CA
A two-day crackdown on unlicensed contractors operating in the Fresno area netted 27 citations, most of them for doing contracting work without a license, officials said Thursday. More...

IFAwebnews.com | The Daily Times - Westchester County, NY
Two Westchester County, N.Y., public adjuster companies were fined $25,000 each for soliciting business outside of business hours and one also was cited for operating without a license. More...

SignOnSanDiego.com - San Diego, CA
In light of a recent court ruling, National City officials have agreed to stop charging two processing fees implemented last year to cover the cost of collecting its business license tax. More...

delmarvanow.com - Northamptom, MA
The Northampton Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new business license fee at its regular October session. More...

Gifts & Decorative Accessories - Atlanta, GA
Atlanta police inspected permanent showroom complex AmericasMart-Atlanta on Tuesday and cited dozens of business owners for operating without a license. More...

TheSunNews.com - Horry County, SC
The Horry County Council will look tonight at a change in zoning regulations that would limit the size of day cares in unincorporated residential areas of the county. More...

Brattleboro Reformer - Brattleboro, VT
The state of Vermont has reached settlements with two consumer debt companies accused of doing business without a license and failing to comply with the state's Consumer Fraud Act. More...

The News Enterprise - Radcliff, KY
An inconsistency in business license fees discovered by the city of Radcliff will lead to some refunds for affected businesses. More...

Newsroom Blog - The GW Hatchet - Washington D.C.
The student-run coffee cart near Gelman Library will soon be back in business after a D.C. councilmember helped secure permission Wednesday for the cart’s owner to return to the H Street spot. More...

Culver City Finance Department - Culver City, CA
Businesses operating in the City of Culver City without a valid business tax certificate, or who have unpaid or underpaid taxes can become compliant without paying penalties during the Business Tax Penalty Amnesty Program, which is being conducted by the Finance Department’s Business Tax Division between September 21 and November 30, 2009 More...

The Modesto Bee - Modesto, CA
A stitch in time saves nine, but Modesto's Crescent Work & Outdoor learned not having a license to make that stitch could end up losing them more than three months of work and tens of thousands of dollars. More...

Inland News | PE.com | Southern California News - Canyon Lake, CA
Canyon Lake's Public Safety Committee on Tuesday called on city department heads and the Property Owners Association to begin looking for ways to get control over the growth of unlicensed and unpermitted home-based businesses in the gated community. More...

Government Bodies & Offices from AllBusiness com - Catoosa County, TN
Catoosa County business owners should expect a new tax form this week as commissioners roll out the county's first business license program. More...

LA Daily News - Los Angeles, CA
As both the city and county of Los Angeles face severe budget crunches, a new feud is brewing between the two governments over taxes, with hundreds of businesses caught in the middle. More...

Los Angeles Times - Palos Verdes, CA
After neighbors' complaints to police and city officials, Melahat Uzumcu faces four misdemeanor counts after allegedly renting out her mansion for weddings and other events. More...

Mayor Sam Press Release Blog - Los Angeles, CA
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisors Michael D. Antonovich and Gloria Molina to send a 5-signature letter to the City’s Mayor, City Council and the Controller ordering the City to stop taxing businesses located in unincorporated County communities and reimburse those businesses for all revenues previously collected. More...

HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com - Norfolk, VA
The state tax commissioner has issued an opinion indicating that some of Norfolk 's interior designers are improperly classified for their business licenses, requiring them to pay higher taxes than they otherwise would. More...

detnews.com | The Detroit News - Detroit, MI
A case against entrepreneur and city council candidate Jai-Lee Dearing that accuses him of operating Bert's on Broadway without a business license has been delayed until after the Nov. 3 election because the police officer who gave him the ticket referred to the wrong section of the city code. More...

LoHud.com | The Journal News - Rockland, NY
Unlicensed home-improvement contractors will be encouraged to obtain licenses under a new county law that also gives authorities the ability to seize the tools and trucks of offenders. More...

New York Post - New York, NY
Put down that coffee, and come out with your hands up! The owner of a Financial District tobacco shop was amazed to learn he was violating the law by offering his customers a free cup of joe while they legally puffed away on his cigars. More...

Seattle PI - Seattle, WA
Sharon Mann, a 30-year real estate agent, thinks the most important piece of a home-buying transaction may be the inspector who checks out the house for the buyer, looking for that bit of mold or rot that could cause a problem. More...

The Sun News - Macon, GA
Sherri Willard took her time parting Sandy Vanvoorhis’ hair early Friday morning, making sure to thoroughly apply a dye as she returned the woman’s hair to its original shade. Nearby, licenses for her business, Hints of Color, and her own styling abilities hung for customers and employees to see. More...

Dover Post - Dover, DE
A Dover City Council committee gave the nod to licensing fees for sports betting, horse racing and gaming table positions that would generate anywhere from $10,000 to $14,000 in additional annual revenue for the city. More...

AJC.com - Gwinnett County, GA
Gwinnett County is contacting more than 26,000 local businesses asking for compliance with a new state immigration law. The county is required to check the immigration status of all applicants for business licenses. More...

WLOX.com - Gulfport, MS
The owner of a Gulfport nursing home is accused of doing business illegally. 44-year-old Greg Sullivan is owner of "A Connected Heart" on Vick Road. More...

Ohio.com - OH
A local gold and diamond company, which had been given notice to cease and desist and that the state of Ohio intended to deny its license, has come to a settlement. More...

GainesvilleTimes.com - GA
The issue has caused some noise statewide, but it went unnoticed on July 13, when Oakwood City gave its final approval. The City Council unanimously amended its business license law to require applicants to file an affidavit asserting they are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. More...

Delta County Independent - Delta County, CO
On Thursday, July 16, during the regular meeting of the Cedaredge Town Council, the trustees unanimously approved an amendment to the municipal code to exempt individuals 19 years or younger from the town's business license requirement. More...

Delta County Independent - Delta County, CO
On Thursday, July 16, Steve Hinchman, a lifelong resident of the Surface Creek Valley, and owner of Hinchman Orchards, pleaded not guilty to charges that he was in violation of Title 5 of the Cedaredge Municipal Code by not having a business license. He is opting for a court trial to resolve the matter. More...

Palo Alto Online - Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto's longstanding plan to institute a business-license tax is now one vote away from becoming a reality -- a citywide vote. More...

North Country Gazette - Nassau County, NY
A five-week investigation into unlicensed contractors in Nassau County has resulted in the arrest of 42 individuals. More...

South Florida Business Jounal - FL
The number of enforcement actions against unlicensed business activity in the state was 64 percent higher in fiscal year 2008-2009 than in the previous year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. More...

Spokesman.com - Spokane, WA
Unlicensed businesses have a chance to make good with the city of Spokane without the usual penalties. The city tax and license department next week will allow companies that are skirting license requirements to come forward without having to pay fines for breaking the law. More...

GainesvilleTimes.com - Gainesville, GA
Debbie Jones’ city marshals are the unofficial talliers of failed businesses in Gainesville. Every time they see an empty storefront where a store or restaurant once operated, they make a note of it so that the business is removed from the list of Gainesville’s 2,300-plus business license holders. More...

WMBF News | Myrtle Beach/Florence, SC | News, Weather and Sports - Canton, GA
Cherokee County has joined the list of Georgia counties that require applicants for business licenses to be legal U.S. residents. More...

KXLY.com: News, Weather and Sports for Spokane, WA and Coeur d'Alene, ID
The City of Spokane's budget woes are worse that previously expected after Mayor Mary Verner announced this week the city projects a budget shortfall of $5.5 Million for 2010. More...

OregonLive.com - OR
With all the economic challenges Oregon faces, it's nice to know state lawmakers can agree on one thing: Government shouldn't hassle a kid about a lemonade stand. More...

The Gadsden Times - Gadsden, AL
With overall revenues up and spending down, Gadsden is in better shape than some cities, Mayor Sherman Guyton said. More...

Clanton Advertiser - Maplesville, AL
The Town of Maplesville will be enforcing is business license ordinance on all businesses in the town, including those that have never bought business licenses before. More...

WWW.WPCVA.COM - Richmond, VA
The 2008 law introducing mandatory licensing for locksmiths is causing more problems than solutions, some locksmiths say. More...

Idaho Business Review - Idaho
Restaurant owners and food vendors are decrying a proposal by Idaho public health officials to triple the cost of licenses over the next two years. More...

The Charleston Gazette - St. Albans, West Virginia
The Parkway Flea Market in St. Albans won't open for at least a week because of a lack of a business license. Lee Lewis Jr. had planned to open the flea market to vendors and shoppers on Friday, but didn't get a business license from the city of St. Albans and cannot legally open until he does. More...

Washington Business Journal - Washington D.C.
D.C. is making all businesses that pay business taxes get a valid license to conduct business. Under the Business Licensing Processing Adjustment Act of 2008 passed by the D.C. Council, an estimated 10,000 formerly unlicensed businesses will have to get a General Business License -- at a cost of nearly $300. The act became law on June 26, 2008. More...

Board of Trade SmartBrief - Washington D.C.
Beginning Jan. 1, the District of Columbia will begin requiring all businesses that pay business taxes to have a valid District of Columbia basic business license. Under the Business Licensing Processing Adjustment Act of 2008, passed by the D.C. Council, an estimated 12,000 previously unlicensed businesses will be required to obtain a general business license. More...

The Cullman Times - Cullman, AL
Conducting business in Good Hope recently got much easier for Tommy Cofer. “Now we’ll have more money to use elsewhere,” said Cofer, owner of Good Hope Fire Apparatus More...

WIS News 10 - Columbia, SC
The Cayce Department of Public Safety says a man was arrested Tuesday and charged with operating without a business license and failure to obey a public safety officer. More...

The Flume - Alma, CO
The Town of Alma is looking at several options to fund its water and sewer departments, which are running at a "bare minimum, according to Town Administrator Nancy Comer. More...

Channel 4 KRNV.com - Reno-Tahoe, NV
The Reno City Council approved changes to the regulation of secondhand dealers Wednesday that includes record keeping, fingerprinting of seller and reduced fees for licenses. More...

MailTribune.com - Phoenix, AZ
The City Council voted Monday night to require business licenses from out-of-town business owners seeking to operate inside city limits. More...

The Montgomery Independent, AL.com - Montgomery, AL
The Montgomery City Council voted to adopt a new fee schedule for business licenses last week. The revised fee schedule is the first in 40 years and could generate as much as $1.5 million in new revenue. More...

WTRF - Wheeling, WV
Business owners that provide services as diverse as insurance and a hair cut, may be paying more soon to operate in the city. Council has a plan to raise many of these fees to the state maximum. More...

San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco, CA
The hottest issue on the Richmond ballot next month may not be the City Council election but a measure to levy a huge tax increase that would cost the Chevron refinery an estimated $26.5 million a year - about 440 times more than it now pays the city. More...

WHNT-TV - Huntsville, AL
Jessica Holden worked at Shoals Shopping Spree in Killen for about two months. The stay-at-home mom wanted to earn some extra money. "I was saving the money for Christmas and birthdays," says Holden. That plan backfired when the company shut down in August and her final paycheck bounced. More...

Forest Grove News Times - Forest Grove, OR
In March, the Forest Grove City Council approved the creation of an annual business-license program, effective Oct. 1. There are many reasons for this new annual program. More...

Moultrie Observer - Moultrie, GA
Colquitt County Commission put some teeth in its business license ordinance Tuesday night, approving a measure that would impose fines on business owners who do not purchase annual licenses. More...

Portland Business Journal - Portland, OR
Portland's leading Realtor group is weighing its options after the Portland City Council approved rules that will require home sellers to, for the first time in decades, pay a business tax. More...

WHNT-TV - Killen, AL
As of right now, Shoals Shopping Spree in Killen is no more. The company closed it's doors amid allegations of not paying employees. More...

The Black Hills Pioneer and Rapid City Weekly News - Rapid City, SD
Citizens of Rapid City will have to pay an extra $35 to get and renew certain city licenses. According to Rapid City Police Chief Steve Allender, the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) have increased fees for performing background checks and fingerprinting. More...

The Daily News - Newburyport, MA
A comprehensive solution to the debate over A-frame signs downtown will wait until at least fall. Instead, city officials plan to enforce the regulations already on the books for the rest of this year. More...

PC World - Washington D.C.
E-Gold, an Internet-based payment service, and three owners have pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to money laundering, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday. More...

The Columbia Missourian - Columbia, MO
Businesses that violate the city’s business license ordinance will now face a fine up to 10 times more expensive. The City Council amended the ordinance at its meeting Monday night to include the higher fine, eliminate a fee for some businesses and clean up the ordinance’s language. More...

The Times and Democrat - Orangeburg, SC
Concerns over a recently passed ordinance updating business licenses and questions over what town property is actually insured dominated a Monday night Branchville Town Council meeting. More...

The Cadiz Record - Trigg County, KY
The Cadiz City Council adopted a budget for 2008-2009 at their regular meeting last week, as well as a first reading of new occupational license tax ordinance. More...

The Telegraph - Alton, IL
Beginning May 5, residents of a specific area Downtown will be able to buy parking decals allowing them to park for unlimited times on designated streets. More...

Tahoe Daily Tribune - South Lake Tahoe, CA
The city is revamping the way it collects delinquent business and professions taxes. MaryAnne Brand, accounting manager for the city of South Lake Tahoe, asked the city council on March 18 to amend city code sections regarding tax rates and licensing. More...

AZStarNet.com - Sahuarita, AZ
Note to Sahuarita entrepreneurs: To hold down expenses, you may want to pick up that business license now, before it doubles in cost. More...

The Suncoast News - Pasco County, FL
The owner of a furniture-customizing business in the Trinity area recently shared his "horror story" about costly delays from Pasco County's permitting process. More...

Mail Tribune - Medford, OR
After a year and a half of batting around its controversial business license fee, the city of Medford is modifying its rules to allow discretion to waive or reduce the fee for businesses outside the city. More...

The Madison Courier - Carrollton, IN
After choosing not to proceed with a proposed rental property ordinance two weeks ago, the Carrollton City Council instead had a first reading of an ordinance that would charge landlords a business license fee based on the number of rental properties the landlord owns and operates. More...

WALB News 10 - Albany, GA
Albany business owners who haven't paid for their Occupational Tax Certificate must pay up-- or face a penalty.  The deadline to pay is Monday. It's part of a concentrated effort to enforce the city ordinance that requires every commercial and non-profit business to have an occupational tax certificate. More...

The Record-Courier - Douglas County, NV
Sixty-seven percent of 87 businesses surveyed by the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce oppose a new business license tax under consideration this week by Douglas County commissioners. More...

The Union Tribune - San Diego, CA
LOS ANGELES – A consulting and business development company operated by the wife of City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo failed to file state tax returns for several years and did not have a city business license, it was reported Saturday. More...

The Boston Globe - Salem, MA
SALEM -- They may have been squeezed out of the lemonade business, but two Salem boys say they are not bitter. More...

TheStreet.com - New York, NY
Welcome to the Small-Business Soap series, in which we follow a start-up in real time. Getting a small business off the ground can have as many twists and turns as a daytime drama. But unlike television plots, these stories can inspire and educate entrepreneurs -- be sure to tune in every Wednesday to find out how. More...

The Republican - Chicopee, MA
Instead of suspending or revoking a business's license for noncompliance, the Board of Aldermen could soon have the option to fine them. More...

The Ledger Independent - Ripley, OH
It's back to the drawing board for the Ripley Village Council and its solicitor. More...

Mail Tribune - Medford, OR
FEES MAY BE ADOPTED THURSDAY
A proposed business license fee to pay for additional police officers and firefighters is sparking mixed reactions from commercial business owners in Medford.  More...

The Examiner - San Francisco, CA 
The amount of money a business pays to be licensed varies wildly city by city from San Francisco down the Peninsula, from a low, flat $25 in Colma to tens of thousands of dollars for Daly City’s biggest businesses. More...