Pennsylvania Business License
General Business License Requirements for Pennsylvania.
Business licenses are often required of business entities, regardless of their products and services. This page provides an overview of business license requirements in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania General Business Licenses
Pennsylvania Business License
Not required
General Business License licensure is not required on the State level in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania does not have a general business license at the state level, but local licenses are often required.
Local General Business Licenses
Philadelphia Commercial Activity License
| Agency: | City of Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections (PA) |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
| Fact Checked: | 4/15/20 |
Initial Registration
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Fact Checked: | 4/15/20 |
Renewal Not Required
Not required
Reading Business Privilege License
| Agency: | City of Reading Citizens' Service Center (PA) |
| Fact Checked: | 11/12/19 |
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | $55 |
| Fact Checked: | 9/4/19 |
Registration Renewal
| Form: | Renewal notices will be mailed annually in early January. |
| Agency Fee: | $50 |
| Due: | Annually by January 31. |
| Fact Checked: | 9/4/19 |
Learn about general business licensing requirements in other states:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
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