Idaho Business Licenses
General Idaho Guides & Resources
These guides provide detailed, step-by-step instructions for starting a business or nonprofit, registering with state authorities, and establishing a compliant organization.
Business Resources:
Fast easy instructions and affordable support for your Idaho annual report.
Get your Idaho business license. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Get your Idaho construction licenses. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Licensing guide for energy industry registrations and licenses in Idaho. Find detailed application, renewal, and reporting requirements.
If you are looking to obtain a finance license in Idaho, Harbor Compliance can help.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions to form a limited liability company in Idaho. Do it yourself or purchase our formation service.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate in Idaho. Do it yourself or purchase our incorporation service.
Idaho Business Licensing Guides and Information.
Total time, cost, and paperwork to start your business in Idaho today! Our affordable formation services are state-specific.
Nonprofit Resources:
How to Start a Nonprofit Organization
Total cost, time, and how to start a nonprofit in Idaho. Instruction and services to assist with your non-profit formation.
Comprehensive solutions (and free resources) to help manage your fundraising, tax exemption, license renewals, and other nonprofit compliance activities in Idaho, and across the US.
Idaho Business Licenses for Regulated Industries
Our licensing guides provide a wealth of information including requirements, filing instructions, fees, timelines to licensure, and more for a range of industries and activities.
Idaho Corporate Filings
These web pages provide detailed information on state filings required to form an entity, register a name, gain authority to operate, maintain good standing, and more.
Idaho Tax Filings
Find the information you need to register for state taxes or seek tax exemptions.
- Idaho Employer (Payroll & Withholding Tax) Registration Service
- Idaho Sales & Use Tax Registration Service
- Idaho Sales Tax Exemption
- Idaho Tax Clearance Certificate
- Idaho Tax Exemption
Idaho State Licensing Agencies
Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Idaho that a business should check for business license requirements.
- Alcohol Beverage Control Bureau
- Board of Contractors
- Department of Environmental Quality
- Department of Finance
- Department of Health & Welfare
- Department of Insurance
- Department of Insurance - State Fire Marshal
- Department of Labor
- Department of Water Resources
- Division of Building Safety - Electrical Program
- Division of Building Safety - Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning Program
- Division of Building Safety - Plumbing Program
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - State Driving Business Licensure Board
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Athletic Commission
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Accountancy
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Acupuncture
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Architects and Landscape Architects
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Chiropractic Physicians
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Denturitry
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Drinking Water and Wastewater Professionals
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Examiners of Residential Care Facility Administrators
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Genetic Counselors
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Massage Therapy
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Nursing
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Pharmacy
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (IPELS)
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Professional Geologists
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Psychologist Examiners
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Board of Social Work Examiners
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Building Code Board & Factory Built Structures Board
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Certified Shorthand Reporters Board
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Contractors Board
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Occupational Therapy Licensure Board
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Physical Therapy Board
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Public Works Contractors License Board
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Real Estate Appraiser Board
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Real Estate Commission
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - Speech, Hearing & Communication Services Licensure Board
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - State Board of Morticians
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - State Board of Optometry
- Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - State Board of Podiatry
- Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
- Manufactured Housing Board
- Modular Building Advisory Board
- Office of the Attorney General
- Plumbing Board
- Professional Licenses
- Public Works Contractor Licensing (PWCL) Board
- Secretary of State
- State Liquor Dispensary
- State Lottery - Enforcement Division
- State Tax Commission
- Uniform Athlete Agents Registration
Idaho Local Business Licences
Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Idaho that a business should check for local business license requirements.
County / Parish
- Ada County
- Adams County
- Bannock County
- Bear Lake County
- Benewah County
- Bingham County
- Blaine County
- Boise County
- Bonner County
- Bonneville County
- Boundary County
- Butte County
- Camas County
- Canyon County
- Caribou County
- Cassia County
- Clark County
- Clearwater County
- Custer County
- Elmore County
- Franklin County
- Fremont County
- Gem County
- Gooding County
- Idaho County
- Jefferson County
- Jerome County
- Kootenai County
- Latah County
- Lemhi County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Minidoka County
- Nez Perce County
- Oneida County
- Owyhee County
- Payette County
- Power County
- Shoshone County
- Teton County
- Twin Falls County
- Valley County
- Washington County
City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood
- Aberdeen
- American Falls
- Arco
- Arimo
- Athol
- Atlanta
- Avery
- Bancroft
- Blackfoot
- Bliss
- Boise
- Bonners Ferry
- Bruneau
- Buhl
- Burley
- Caldwell
- Cambridge
- Cascade
- Challis
- Coeur d'Alene
- Cottonwood
- Council
- Craigmont
- Culdesac
- Dayton
- De Smet
- Dietrich
- Driggs
- Eagle
- Emmett
- Fairfield
- Filer
- Firth
- Fort Hall
- Fruitland
- Garden City
- Garden Valley
- Gibbonsville
- Glenns Ferry
- Gooding
- Grace
- Grand View
- Grangeville
- Hagerman
- Hailey
- Hansen
- Harrison
- Hayden
- Hazelton
- Homedale
- Horseshoe Bend
- Idaho City
- Idaho Falls
- Irwin
- Jerome
- Kamiah
- Kellogg
- Kendrick
- Ketchum
- Kimberly
- Kootenai
- Kuna
- Laclede
- Lapwai
- Lewiston
- Mackay
- Malad City
- Marsing
- McCall
- McCammon
- Melba
- Meridian
- Middleton
- Midvale
- Minidoka
- Montpelier
- Moscow
- Mountain Home
- Mountain Home Air Force Base
- Mullan
- Murphy
- Murtaugh
- Nampa
- Naples
- New Meadows
- New Plymouth
- Nezperce
- Notus
- Orofino
- Osburn
- Paris
- Parma
- Paul
- Payette
- Pierce
- Plummer
- Pocatello
- Porthill
- Post Falls
- Potlatch
- Preston
- Priest River
- Princeton
- Rathdrum
- Rexburg
- Rigby
- Ririe
- Rockland
- Rupert
- Sagle
- Saint Anthony
- Saint Maries
- Salmon
- Sandpoint
- Shelley
- Shoshone
- Smelterville
- Soda Springs
- Spirit Lake
- Sugar City
- Sun Valley
- Troy
- Twin Falls
- Victor
- Wallace
- Weippe
- Weiser
- Wendell
- Wilder
- Worley
