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
Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $43.00 for most businesses. Application Fee: $17.00 and Initial License Fee/Renewal License Fee: $26.00
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| Turnaround: | 20 days |
| Due: | Every two years on the anniversary of the date of issuance |
| Notes: | The resulting business license is the company’s authorization to conduct business in Aurora. It also establishes the required sales, use, Occupational Privilege (OPT) and/or Lodger's tax filing roles and allows the business access to a variety of city services including online filing options. |
City of Fort Collins Sales and Use Tax License
| Agency: | City of Fort Collins (CO) |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
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| 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 Greenwood Village Occupational Privilege Tax License
| Agency: | City of Greenwood Village (CO) |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
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| 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. |
The Town of Windsor requires all businesses maintaining or engaging in business, including service-oriented businesses, within the Town of Windsor to obtain an Annual Business License to conduct business in the Town of Windsor.
https://www.windsorgov.com/1231/Registration-Business-Licensing
Windsor General Business License
| Agency: | Town of Windsor Economic Development (CO) |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Registration Renewal
| Due: | 30 days prior to the license expiration date. |
| Notes: | A renewal notice will be sent one month prior to the expiration month of this license. The expiration of this license does not automatically close the license and is not automatically renewed. |
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