Virginia Business License
General Business License Requirements for Virginia.
Business licenses are often required of business entities, regardless of their products and services. This page provides an overview of business license requirements in Virginia.
Virginia General Business Licenses
Virginia Business License
Not required
General Business License licensure is not required on the State level in Virginia.
Virginia does not have a general business license at the state level, but local licenses are often required.
Local General Business Licenses
Arlington New Business Registration
| Agency: | Arlington County Office of the Commissioner of Revenue (VA) |
Initial Registration
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | Fee based on the estimate of gross annual receipts. |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | Fee based on actual gross annual receipts. |
| Due: | Annually by March 1. |
Chesapeake Business License
| Agency: | City of Chesapeake Commissioner of the Revenue - Business Tax Section (VA) |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | Email to BusTax@cityofchesapeake.net |
| Agency Fee: | Varies by business activity and gross receipts. |
Registration Renewal
| Agency Fee: | Varies by business activity and gross receipts. |
| Due: | Annually by March 1. |
| Notes: | Contact the Commissioner's office for renewal forms. |
Chesterfield County Business License
| Agency: | Chesterfield County Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue (VA) |
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | Based on estimated gross receipts. |
Registration Renewal
| Agency Fee: | Based on gross receipts. |
| Due: | Annually by March 1. |
| Notes: | Renewal forms are mailed in early January. |
City of Richmond New Business License
| Agency: | City of Richmond Department of Finance (VA) |
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | Businesses with gross receipts greater than or equal to $5,000, but less than $100,000, pay only the $30 license fee. Businesses with receipts less than $5,000 pay no fee. |
Registration Renewal
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | Businesses with gross receipts greater than or equal to $5,000, but less than $100,000, pay only the $30 license fee. Businesses with receipts less than $5,000 pay no fee. |
| Due: | Annually by March 1. |
Fairfax County Business, Professional and Occupational License
| Agency: | Fairfax County Department of Tax Administration (VA) |
Initial Registration
| Form: | Business, Professional and Occupational License (BPOL) Application |
| Agency Fee: | Fee is based on gross receipts estimate for first year. |
Registration Renewal
| Agency Fee: | Fee is based on reported gross receipts. |
| Due: | Annually by March 1. |
| Notes: | A renewal application will be mailed in January. |
Frederick County Business License
Initial Registration
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | Variable, based on gross receipts and type of business. |
| Original Ink: | Not required |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | Variable, based on gross receipts and type of business. |
| Due: | Annually by March 1st. |
| Original Ink: | Not required |
Henrico County Business License
| Agency: | Henrico County Department of Finance (VA) |
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | Fee is based on gross receipts. |
Registration Renewal
| Agency Fee: | Fee is based on gross receipts. |
| Due: | Annually by December 31. |
| Notes: | Renewal forms are mailed to the address listed on the initial application annually. |
Loudoun County Business Professional and Occupational License
| Agency: | Loudoun County Commissioner of the Revenue (VA) |
Initial Registration
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $30 (except for out-of-county contractors who pay based on an estimate of first-year receipts) |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | Renewal fee is based on the prior year's actual gross receipts. |
| Due: | Annually by March 1. |
Norfolk City Business License
| Agency: | Norfolk City Commissioner of the Revenue (VA) |
Initial Registration
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | Fee based upon your estimate of total gross receipts from the day the business opens to December 31 of the same year. |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | Based on gross annual receipts. |
| Due: | Annually by December 31. |
Prince William County Business License
| Agency: | Prince William County Tax Administration Division (VA) |
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | Based on expected annual gross receipts. There is no fee for businesses with expected annual gross receipts of less than $500,000,. |
Registration Renewal
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | The fee is based on Business Gross Receipts. |
| Due: | Annually by March 1. |
Virginia Beach Business License
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | File by mail. |
| Agency Fee: | Fees vary based on industry and gross sales. |
Registration Renewal
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | File by mail. |
| Agency Fee: | Fees vary based on industry and gross sales. |
| Due: | Due annually by March 1. |
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