Kentucky Business Licenses
General Kentucky Guides & Resources
These guides provide detailed, step-by-step instructions for starting a business or nonprofit, registering with state authorities, and establishing a compliant organization.
Business Resources:
Fast easy instructions and affordable support for filing your Kentucky annual report.
Get your Kentucky business license. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Get your Kentucky construction licenses. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Licensing guide for energy industry registrations and licenses in Kentucky. Find detailed application, renewal, and reporting requirements.
If you are looking to obtain a finance license in Kentucky, Harbor Compliance can help.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions to form a limited liability company in Kentucky. Do it yourself or purchase our formation service.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate in Kentucky. Do it yourself or purchase our incorporation service.
Kentucky Business Licensing Guides and Information.
Total time, cost, and paperwork to start your business in Kentucky today! Our affordable formation services are state-specific.
Nonprofit Resources:
How to Start a Nonprofit Organization
Total cost, time, and how to start a nonprofit in Kentucky. Instruction and services to assist with your non-profit formation.
Comprehensive solutions (and free resources) to help manage your fundraising, tax exemption, license renewals, and other nonprofit compliance activities in Kentucky, and across the US.
Kentucky Business Licenses for Regulated Industries
Our licensing guides provide a wealth of information including requirements, filing instructions, fees, timelines to licensure, and more for a range of industries and activities.
Kentucky Corporate Filings
These web pages provide detailed information on state filings required to form an entity, register a name, gain authority to operate, maintain good standing, and more.
- Kentucky Entity Name Reservation
- Kentucky Fictitious Name Registration & Renewal
- Kentucky Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation
- Kentucky Registered Agent (Resident Agent)
- Moving Your Company's Domicile to Kentucky
- Obtain Kentucky Certified Copies
- Reinstate Kentucky Corporation LLC Nonprofit
- Start a Kentucky 501(c)(3)
Kentucky Tax Filings
Find the information you need to register for state taxes or seek tax exemptions.
- Kentucky Employer (Payroll & Withholding Tax) Registration Service
- Kentucky Sales & Use Tax Registration Service
- Kentucky Sales Tax Exemption
- Kentucky Tax Clearance Certificate
- Kentucky Tax Exemption
Kentucky State Licensing Agencies
Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Kentucky that a business should check for business license requirements.
- Alcoholic Beverage Control Department
- Attorney General - Charities
- Board of Accountancy
- Board of Architects
- Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors
- Board of Licensure for Private Investigators
- Board of Pharmacy
- Board of Registration for Professional Geologists
- Cabinet for Economic Development
- Cabinet for Health and Family Services - Division of Health Care
- Department of Financial Institutions - Division of Non-Depository Institutions
- Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction - Division of Building Codes Enforcement
- Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction - Division of Plumbing
- Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction - Electrical Division
- Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction - HVAC Division
- Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction - Licensing Branch
- Department of Insurance
- Department of Revenue
- Division for Air Quality
- Labor Cabinet - Department of Workers' Claims
- Landscape Architect Registration Board
- Office of Employment and Training
- Public Protection Cabinet - Board of Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers
- Public Protection Cabinet - Department of Charitable Gaming
- Real Estate Commission
- Secretary of State
- University of College of Agriculture, Food and Environment - Division of Regulatory Services - Seed Department
Kentucky Local Business Licences
Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Kentucky that a business should check for local business license requirements.
County / Parish
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Anderson County
- Ballard County
- Barren County
- Bath County
- Bell County
- Boone County
- Bourbon County
- Boyd County
- Boyle County
- Bracken County
- Breathitt County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Butler County
- Caldwell County
- Calloway County
- Campbell County
- Carlisle County
- Carroll County
- Carter County
- Casey County
- Christian County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Crittenden County
- Cumberland County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Elliott County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gallatin County
- Garrard County
- Grant County
- Graves County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Greenup County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Harlan County
- Harrison County
- Hart County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Hopkins County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jessamine County
- Johnson County
- Kenton County
- Knott County
- Knox County
- Larue County
- Laurel County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Livingston County
- Logan County
- Lyon County
- Madison County
- Magoffin County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Martin County
- Mason County
- McCracken County
- McCreary County
- McLean County
- Meade County
- Menifee County
- Mercer County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Nelson County
- Nicholas County
- Ohio County
- Oldham County
- Owen County
- Owsley County
- Pendleton County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Powell County
- Pulaski County
- Robertson County
- Rockcastle County
- Rowan County
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Simpson County
- Spencer County
- Taylor County
- Todd County
- Trigg County
- Trimble County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Whitley County
- Wolfe County
- Woodford County
City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood
- Ages Brookside
- Albany
- Alexandria
- Almo
- Annville
- Ashland
- Auburn
- Augusta
- Barbourville
- Bardstown
- Bardwell
- Barlow
- Beattyville
- Beauty
- Beaver
- Beaver Dam
- Bedford
- Bellevue
- Benton
- Berea
- Beverly
- Booneville
- Boons Camp
- Bowling Green
- Brandenburg
- Brooksville
- Brownsville
- Bryantsville
- Buckner
- Burgin
- Burkesville
- Burlington
- Bush
- Butler
- Cadiz
- Calhoun
- Calvert City
- Campbellsburg
- Campbellsville
- Campton
- Canada
- Canmer
- Carlisle
- Carrollton
- Catlettsburg
- Cave City
- Central City
- Clay City
- Clinton
- Cloverport
- Coal Run
- Cold Spring
- Columbia
- Combs
- Confluence
- Corbin
- Cornettsville
- Covington
- Coxs Creek
- Cranks
- Crestwood
- Cumberland
- Cynthiana
- Danville
- Dawson Springs
- Dayton
- Dixon
- Drakesboro
- Dry Ridge
- Dunnville
- Dwarf
- East Bernstadt
- Eddyville
- Edgewood
- Edmonton
- Elizabethtown
- Elkton
- Eminence
- Erlanger
- Evarts
- Fall Rock
- Falmouth
- Fancy Farm
- Ferguson
- Fisherville
- Flat Lick
- Flemingsburg
- Florence
- Ford
- Fort Campbell
- Fort Knox
- Fort Mitchell
- Fort Thomas
- Fort Wright
- Fountain Run
- Frankfort
- Franklin
- Frenchburg
- Fulton
- Garfield
- Georgetown
- Ghent
- Glasgow
- Glencoe
- Goshen
- Gracey
- Grayson
- Greensburg
- Greenup
- Greenville
- Guthrie
- Hardinsburg
- Harlan
- Harold
- Harrodsburg
- Hartford
- Hawesville
- Hazard
- Hebron
- Henderson
- Hickman
- Highland Heights
- Hillview
- Hindman
- Hodgenville
- Hopkinsville
- Horse Branch
- Hoskinston
- Hyden
- Independence
- Inez
- Irvine
- Irvington
- Ivel
- Jackhorn
- Jackson
- Jamestown
- Jeffersontown
- Jenkins
- Keavy
- La Center
- La Fayette
- La Grange
- Lancaster
- Latonia
- Lawrenceburg
- Lebanon
- Lebanon Junction
- Leitchfield
- Lewisport
- Lexington
- Liberty
- Lloyd
- London
- Lookout
- Lost Creek
- Louisa
- Louisville
- Lovelaceville
- Lovely
- Lyndon
- Madisonville
- Manchester
- Marion
- Mayfield
- Maysville
- McKee
- Melvin
- Middlesboro
- Middletown
- Midway
- Millersburg
- Monticello
- Morehead
- Morganfield
- Morgantown
- Mount Olivet
- Mount Sterling
- Mount Vernon
- Mount Washington
- Mousie
- Munfordville
- Murray
- Nerinx
- New Castle
- Newport
- Nicholasville
- Oak Grove
- Oakland
- Old Washington
- Olive Hill
- Owensboro
- Owenton
- Owingsville
- Paducah
- Paintsville
- Paris
- Pembroke
- Pewee Valley
- Pikeville
- Pineville
- Pinsonfork
- Pioneer Village
- Pleasureville
- Prestonsburg
- Princeton
- Prospect
- Providence
- Raccoon
- Radcliff
- Richmond
- Russell
- Russell Springs
- Russellville
- Saint Matthews
- Salem
- Salt Lick
- Salvisa
- Salyersville
- Sandy Hook
- Science Hill
- Scottsville
- Sedalia
- Shelbyville
- Shepherdsville
- Silver Grove
- Smithland
- Somerset
- Springfield
- Stamping Ground
- Stanford
- Stanton
- Stearns
- Sturgis
- Summer Shade
- Summit
- Taylor Mill
- Taylorsville
- Tompkinsville
- Topmost
- Ulysses
- Union
- Upton
- Vanceburg
- Versailles
- Vicco
- Villa Hills
- Vine Grove
- Viper
- Walton
- Warsaw
- Wellington
- West Buechel
- West Liberty
- West Point
- Westport
- Whitesburg
- Whitley City
- Wickliffe
- Wilder
- Williamsburg
- Williamstown
- Wilmore
- Winchester
