Arizona Business License
General Business License Requirements for Arizona.
Business licenses are often required of business entities, regardless of their products and services. This page provides an overview of business license requirements in Arizona.
Arizona General Business Licenses
Arizona Business License
Not required
General Business License licensure is not required on the State level in Arizona.
Arizona does not have a general business license at the state level, but local licenses are often required.
Local General Business Licenses
Apache Junction Business License
Agency: | Apache Junction City Clerk's Office (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Agency Fee: | $50 |
Registration Renewal
Agency Fee: | $50 |
Due: | Annually by the end of the month prior to the initial registration month. If you initially registered in August, your license would need to be renewed each year by the end of July. |
Notes: | Renewal reminders are sent in the mail approximately 45 days prior to expiration. Simply send in the renewal fee with the reminder notice to renew. |
City of Avondale Business License
Agency: | City of Avondale Finance & Budget Department (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Instructions: |
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Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $25 application fe + prorated monthly fee |
Turnaround: | 10-15 business days |
Registration Renewal
Form: | Renewals are mailed out during last week of November every year. |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $40 |
Due: | Annually by January 1. |
Buckeye Business License - Mercantile Business – Wholesale & Retail
Agency: | City of Buckeye Finance Department (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $25 application fee + $40 license fee |
Registration Renewal
Agency Fee: | $40 |
Due: | Annually |
Notes: | The city will send you a renewal form about 45 days prior to the license expiration date. |
Buckeye Business License - Professional & Personal Services
Agency: | City of Buckeye Finance Department (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $25 application fee + $40 license fee |
Registration Renewal
Agency Fee: | $40 |
Due: | Annually by the end of the registration anniversary month. |
Notes: | The city will send you a renewal form about 45 days prior to the license expiration date. |
Town of Camp Verde Business License
Agency: | Town of Camp Verde (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $50 |
Registration Renewal
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $25 |
Due: | Annually by the last day of the month in which the license was issued |
City of Casa Grande Business License
Agency: | City of Casa Grande Finance Department (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | Email cgbl@casagrandeaz.gov |
Agency Fee: | Fee determined by business type. See application for fee schedule. |
Required Attachments: |
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Registration Renewal
Form: | |
Filing Method: | Email cgbl@casagrandeaz.gov |
Agency Fee: | Fee determined by business type. See application for fee schedule. |
Due: | Annually by date of issuance. |
City of Cottonwood Business License
Agency: | City of Cottonwood (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | Fee determined by business type |
Registration Renewal
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | Fee determined by business type |
Due: | Annually by December 31. |
City of Eloy Business License
Agency: | City of Eloy Utility & Finance Department (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $75, prorated fee available July-December |
Required Attachments: |
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Registration Renewal
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $75 |
Due: | Annually by December 31. |
City of Flagstaff Business License
Agency: | City of Flagstaff Management Services Division (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $8 |
Required Attachments: |
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Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $8 |
Due: | Annually by date of issuance |
Notes: | There is no application to renew a business license in the City of Flagstaff. Pay the annual license fee by the due date to keep a license current. |
City of Fountain Hills Business License
Agency: | City of Fountain Hills Financial Services Technician (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: |
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Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: |
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Due: | Annually by date of issuance. |
Town of Gilbert Standard Business License
Agency: | Town of Gilbert Development Services (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $35 |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $15 |
Due: | Annually by date of issuance. |
City of Goodyear Business License
Agency: | City of Goodyear Finance Department - Business Registration Services (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $75 |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $75 |
Due: | Annually by December 31. |
Lake Havasu City Business License
Agency: | Lake Havasu City Administrative Services Department (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $131 |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $131 |
Due: | Annually by date of issuance. |
City of Marana Business License
Agency: | City of Marana Finance Department (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | Mail or email licensing@maranaaz.gov |
Agency Fee: | $50 |
Required Attachments: |
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Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $40 |
Due: | Annually by date of issuance. |
City of Mesa Business License
Agency: | City of Mesa Licensing Division (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $10 |
Required Attachments: |
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Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $25 |
Due: | Annually by date of issuance. |
City of Nogales Business License
Agency: | City of Nogales - Finance Department (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $35 application fee + $35 annual fee |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $35 |
Due: | Annually by January 1 |
Town of Oro Valley General Business License
Agency: | Town of Oro Valley (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | Over the phone, In Person or Online |
Agency Fee: | $80.00 and is based on a calendar year. Fees are prorated monthly. (Click HERE and go to Business License Fees section to see prorated amount. ) |
Registration Renewal
Form: | |
Filing Method: | Over the phone, In Person or Online |
Agency Fee: | $80 |
Due: | Annually by January 31. |
Town of Payson Business License
Agency: | Town of Payson (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | Depends on the License Occupancy type you have. |
Registration Renewal
Form: | Renewal will be mailed prior to due date. |
Filing Method: | Mail, Phone or Online |
Agency Fee: | Depends on the License Occupancy type you have. |
Due: | Business license is good for one year and a renewal postcard is mailed prior to due date. |
City of Peoria Business License
Agency: | City of Peoria Finance and Budget Department (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $20 one time application fee + $25 business licese fee = $45 |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $25 |
Due: | Annually by December 31. |
City of Phoenix Business License
Not required
General Business License licensure is not required on the City level in Phoenix.
The city of Phoenix does not have or issue a general business license. Only certain activities are regulated and require a license or require a recommendation/approval from the city.
City of Prescott Valley Business License
Agency: | City of Prescott Valley City Clerk's Office (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $65 |
Required Attachments: |
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Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $45 |
Due: | Annually by date of issuance. |
Required Attachments: |
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City of Queen Creek Business License
Agency: | Town of Queen Creek (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $60 |
Turnaround: | 10-14 business days |
Required Attachments: |
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Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: |
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Due: | Annually during the month of issuance. |
Gila River Indian Community Business License Non-Member
Agency: | Gila River Indian Community Office of the Treasurer (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $150 |
Registration Renewal
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $150 |
Due: | Annually by date of approval |
City of Safford Business License
Agency: | City of Safford City Clerk (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $50 |
Required Attachments: |
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Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $50 |
Due: | Annually by date of issuance |
Penalties: | Late fees will be assessed for licenses not renewed by the 15th of the month following their expiration |
Notes: | Renewal notices and instructions will be mailed out on the 1st day of the month of their expiration |
Required Attachments: |
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Town of Sahuarita Business License
Agency: | Town of Sahuarita (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | No Fee |
Registration Renewal
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | No fee unless filing is late |
Due: | Annually by June 30. |
Penalties: | $100 Renewal Late Fee |
City of Sierra Vista Business License
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $100 |
Required Attachments: |
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Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $100 |
Due: | Annually by the date of issuance. |
City of Surprise Business License
Agency: | City of Surprise Finance Department (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $168 intial business fee Prorated fees available. See this page. |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $84 |
Due: | Annually by specified due date. |
City of Tolleson Business License
Agency: | City of Tolleson (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | Mail or In Person |
Agency Fee: | Fee based on business type. |
Registration Renewal
Form: | Business license renewal notices are mailed out in November. |
Filing Method: | Mail or In Person |
Agency Fee: | Fee based on business type. |
Due: | Annually by December 31. |
Tucson Business License
Agency: | City of Tucson License Section (AZ) |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Agency Fee: | $25 application fee + a prorated annual license fee ($50 if applying on March 31 or earlier, $37.50 if applying between April 1 and June 30, $25 if applying between July 1 and September 30, or $12.50 if applying between October 1 and December 31.) |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $50 |
Due: | Annually by January 1. |
Town of Youngtown Business License
Agency: | Youngtown Town Clerk's Office (AZ) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | The standard fee of $25 applies unless a different fee is specified for your business type on the application. |
Registration Renewal
Agency Fee: | The standard fee of $25 applies unless a different fee is specified for your business type on the application. |
Due: | Licenses expire on December 31 of each year and must be renewed by January 31. |
Notes: | Renewal forms are mailed to license holders in November. |
Maricopa County Business License
Not required
General Business License licensure is not required on the County level in Maricopa County.
Maricopa County does not issue a General Business license.
Pima County Business License
Not required
General Business License licensure is not required on the County level in Pima County.
Pima County does not require or issue business licenses.