Colorado Business License

General Business License Requirements for Colorado.
Business licenses are often required of business entities, regardless of their products and services. This page provides an overview of business license requirements in Colorado.
Colorado General Business Licenses
Colorado Business License
Not required
General Business License licensure is not required on the State level in Colorado.
Colorado does not have a general business license at the state level, but local licenses are often required.
Local General Business Licenses
Aurora Business License
Agency: | City of Aurora Licensing Section (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Not Set |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | Not Set |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $17 application fee + $26 license fee |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $26 |
Due: | Biennially by the date of issuance. |
Boulder Business License
Agency: | City of Boulder Finance Department - Revenue and Licensing Division (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $25 |
Turnaround: | 4-6 weeks |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $0 unless there is a change in location, for which there is a $25 fee |
Due: | By December 31 of odd-numbered years. |
Notes: | Once you have logged in to Boulder Online Tax, under Action Center, click Renew License. |
Breckenridge Business License
Agency: | Town of Breckenridge Finance Department (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
Agency Fee: | Varies by business type:
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Registration Renewal
Form: | |
Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
Agency Fee: | Varies by business type:
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Due: | Annually |
City of Durango Business License
Agency: | City of Durango City Clerk's Office (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | Fee based on the estimated monthly average number of employees for the next 12 months. |
Required Attachments: | Depending upon the nature of the business, applicants for a business license may be required to submit additional documentation, such as: 1. Proof of insurance in specific limits or occupational bonds. |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | Fee determined by number of employees hired, whether full time or part time. |
Due: | Annually by January 31. |
City of Fort Collins Sales and Use Tax License
Agency: | City of Fort Collins (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | There is no expiration date. |
Law: | ( Ord. No. 060, 2011 , § 1, 5-17-11; Ord. No. 154, 2012 , § 3, 1-15-13) |
Renewal Not Required
Not required
City of Greeley Business License
Agency: | City of Greeley Finance Department - Sales Tax Division (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Instructions: |
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Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | Fee determined by business type |
Required Attachments: |
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Registration Renewal
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | Fee determined by business type. |
Due: | Biennially by date of issuance |
City of Greenwood Village Occupational Privilege Tax License
Agency: | City of Greenwood Village (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $10 application fee + two portions : the employee portion and the employer portion. Both portions are $2 per month ($4 combined) and both apply when an employee earns $250 or more in a calendar month. The employer is responsible for reporting and remitting both portions of the tax. Owners, partners, and officers who are not paid a salary or commission are subject to only the employer portion of the tax. |
Registration Renewal
Form: | Occupational Privilege Tax License Registration Application (Renewal) |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $10 application fee + two portions : the employee portion and the employer portion. Both portions are $2 per month ($4 combined) and both apply when an employee earns $250 or more in a calendar month. The employer is responsible for reporting and remitting both portions of the tax. Owners, partners, and officers who are not paid a salary or commission are subject to only the employer portion of the tax. |
Due: | Annually by date of issuance. |
City of Lakewood Business License
Agency: | City of Lakewood City Clerk's Office (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Not Set |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | Not Set |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $15 |
Renewal Not Required
Not required
Renewal is not required for this license.
City of Loveland Sales Tax License
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
Agency Fee: | $20; there is no fee for businesses with no physical presence or incidental presence |
Notes: | Physical Presence means, performing or providing services or selling, leasing, renting, delivering, or installing tangible personal property for storage, use, or consumption within the local taxing jurisdiction. Physical presence includes any of the following activities:
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Registration Renewal
Form: | |
Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
Agency Fee: | $20; there is no fee for businesses with no physical presence or incidental presence |
Due: | Annually by December 31. |
City of Wheat Ridge Business License
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $20 |
Turnaround: | License applications are reviewed by a variety of City departments to ensure compliance with building, land use, taxation, and other laws and regulations. This review process may take three to four weeks. |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: |
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Agency Fee: | $20 renewal fee + city taxes |
Due: |
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Law: | The City follows the new administrative rule for local business licenses promulgated by the State in Senate Bill 22-032. Senate Bill 22-032 became effective July 1, 2022 and simply put, prohibits the City from collecting a license fee from the business depending on the nexus of the business. A business has either physical or economic nexus. |
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Englewood Sales/Use Tax License
Agency: | City of Englewood Finance Department (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Not Set |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | Not Set |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Due: | Biennially by the date of issuance. |
Monument Business License
Agency: | Monument Town Clerk's Office (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Not Set |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | Not Set |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Agency Fee: | $75 |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $75 |
Due: | Annually by the date of issuance. |
Parker Business and Tax License
Agency: | Parker Sales Tax Division (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | Mail or email to salestax@parkeronline.org |
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | By December 31 of odd-numbered years. |
Pueblo Sales and Use Tax License
Agency: | Pueblo Finance Department - Sales Tax Division (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Not Set |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | Not Set |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Agency Fee: | $50 |
Registration Renewal
Form: | |
Agency Fee: | $50 |
Due: | Annually by December 31. |
Town of Castle Rock Business License
Agency: | Town of Castle Rock Finance Department (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $10 application fee |
Turnaround: | 2 weeks |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $15 |
Due: | Annually by December 31. |
Town of Mead Business License
Agency: | Town of Mead (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | Mail or In Person |
Agency Fee: | $30 |
Registration Renewal
Form: | |
Filing Method: | Mail or In Person |
Agency Fee: | $30 |
Due: | Annually by January 1. |
Town of Silverthorne Business License
Agency: | Town of Silverthorne (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $75 |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $75 |
Due: | Annually by January 31. |
Westminster Business/Sales Tax License
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | Annually by the registration anniversary date. |
Westminster Business/Sales Tax License - Out of City
Agency: | Westminster City Clerk's Office (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Not Set |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | Not Set |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Renewal Not Required
Not required
Out-of-city business licenses do not expire.
Windsor General Business License
Agency: | Town of Windsor Economic Development (CO) |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Exam Required? | Not Set |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $25 |
Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $25 |
Due: | Annually |
Notes: | A renewal notice will be sent one month prior to the expiration month of this license. |
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