The on-line business registration process requires that you meet all of the criteria listed below to be able to use the online process:

1. You are only opening one business location at this time.
2. You have never registered your business with the City of Los Angeles, Office of Finance.
3. Your business is physically located within the City limits or the business owner or his employees conducts business within the City limits.
4. You will work more than 30 days in the year.

If you do not meet all of the criteria listed above you may contact us or visit one of our office locations to register your business. You may also apply now by filling out the form and submitting the form by clicking the Submit by Email Button or saving it on to your desktop and emailing it as an attachment to Finance.CustomerService@lacity.org. This allows you to request a business tax registration but you will not immediately get a temporary certificate like you will with this application.

Through this on-line registration process you will be asked to provide information about your business. Please have the following information at hand for your registration.

1. Social Security Number
2. Description of your Business activities
3. Legal Business Name
1. Business Name - Doing Business As (optional)
4. Business Start Date (If your start date is earlier than the current calendar year, you will receive a notice requesting gross receipts for each year your business has been in operations. Once received by Office of Finance you will receive a notice of any liability due for the prior years.)
5. Business Type (such as Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation, etc.)
6. Primary Business Address
1. Mailing Address - if different from your primary business address
7. Business Contact Information (such as your CPA, Controller, etc)

1. New Business Registration Application

You will be asked to provide the following information needed to register a new business: Legal Business Name, Business Name/Doing Business As (optional), Business Start Date (should be in the current year), Business Type, Primary Business Address, Mailing Address (if different from primary business address), Business Contact Information, Sales Tax Number (if you have one please provide it) and Business/Professional Activity Code.

2. New Business Registration Confirmation

You will be asked to confirm your answers to the eligibility questionnaire and new business registration application.

3. New Business Registration Application Confirmation email

A new business registration application confirmation email will be issued acknowledging the submittal of your application and will give you additional step if you have any to complete.

4. Temporary Tax Registration Certificate

A temporary business tax registration certificate will be issued for you to print and display at your place of business. A permanent certificate will be sent via mail and should arrive within 4 weeks from completing your on-line registration. Please remove the temporary certificate and replace it with the permanent certificate.