City of Seattle - City Finance Department - License & Tax Administration (WA)


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Contact Information

Physical address:
700 5th Avenue Suite 4250
Seattle, Washington 98124

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 34214
Seattle, Washington 98124

Phone: (206) 684-8484
Fax: (206) 684-5170

Web: Home Name search
Email: tax@seattle.gov

Licenses

We track the following licenses with the City of Seattle - City Finance Department - License & Tax Administration (WA) in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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Seattle Business License Tax Certificate

Agency:City of Seattle - City Finance Department - License & Tax Administration (WA)

Initial Registration

Form:

Seattle Business License Tax Certificate Application

Filing Method:

Mail or online

Agency Fee:
  • The fee for a new business license will be the annual fee listed in the lowest tier of taxable revenue. See the fee schedule on this page for details. Applications submitted after July 1 will only be required to pay half the annual license fee due.
  • $4 per City FileLocal User fee
  • KUBRA service fee
    • $1 per City for ACH Debit transactions OR
    • 2.49% of total amount due for Debit/Credit Card transactions

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:
  • Business License renewal fees are variable based on the latest years tax filings. See the fee schedule on this page for details.
  • $4 per City FileLocal User fee
  • KUBRA service fee
    • $1 per City for ACH Debit transactions OR
    • 2.49% of total amount due for Debit/Credit Card transactions
Due:

Annually by December 31.

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