City government
City of Alhambra — Business licensing information
City of Alhambra
Business license information — City of Alhambra (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Alhambra
Los Angeles County, California · Business and licensing
Check or apply for a business license in Los Angeles County
Check local business license or business tax certificate requirements, the right authority and application options.
55 providers · 59 official links (2 online) · 15 reviewed requirements · sources checked October 28, 2026In Los Angeles County, 54 city governments and 1 county department publish 59 official links for this service, 2 of them online. Reviewed requirements cover eligibility (4), documents (4), payment methods (3), availability notices (2), appointments (1) and accessibility (1). 2 providers publish reviewed fee items and 2 providers list forms on their guides.
These are the Los Angeles County providers with a reviewed service link for this task. Other offices may also help, and a provider may serve only part of the county: check each service area. Fees and forms stay on each office’s guide, where their sources are cited.
City government
City of Artesia — Business licensing information
City of Artesia
Business license information — City of Artesia (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Artesia
City government
City of Azusa — Business licensing information
City of Azusa
Business license information — City of Azusa (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Azusa
City government
City of Baldwin Park — Business licensing information
City of Baldwin Park
Business license information — City of Baldwin Park (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Baldwin Park
City government
City of Bell — Business licensing information
City of Bell
Business license information — City of Bell (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Bell
City government
City of Beverly Hills — Business licensing information
City of Beverly Hills
Business license information — City of Beverly Hills (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Beverly Hills
City government
City of Cerritos — Business licensing information
City of Cerritos
Business license information — City of Cerritos (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Cerritos
City government
City of Claremont — Business licensing information
City of Claremont
Business license information — City of Claremont (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Claremont
City government
City of Commerce — Business licensing information
City of Commerce
Business license information — City of Commerce (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Commerce
City government
City of Compton — Business licensing information
City of Compton
Business license information — City of Compton (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Compton
City government
City of Diamond Bar — Business licensing information
City of Diamond Bar
Business license information — City of Diamond Bar (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Diamond Bar
City government
City of Downey — Business licensing information
City of Downey
Business license information — City of Downey (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Downey
City government
City of Duarte — Business licensing information
City of Duarte
Business license information — City of Duarte (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Duarte
City government
City of El Monte — Business licensing information
City of El Monte
Business license information — City of El Monte (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of El Monte
City government
City of El Segundo — Business licensing information
City of El Segundo
Business license information — City of El Segundo (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of El Segundo
City government
City of Glendale — Business licensing information
City of Glendale
Business license information — City of Glendale (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Glendale
City government
City of Glendora — Business licensing information
City of Glendora
Business license information — City of Glendora (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Glendora
City government
City of Hawaiian Gardens — Business licensing information
City of Hawaiian Gardens
Business license information — City of Hawaiian Gardens (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Hawaiian Gardens
City government
City of Hawthorne — Business licensing information
City of Hawthorne
Business license information — City of Hawthorne (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Hawthorne
City government
City of Hermosa Beach — Business licensing information
City of Hermosa Beach
Business license information — City of Hermosa Beach (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Hermosa Beach
City government
City of Huntington Park — Business licensing information
City of Huntington Park
Business license information — City of Huntington Park (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Huntington Park
City government
City of Industry — Business licensing information
City of Industry
Business license information — City of Industry (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Industry
City government
City of Inglewood — Business licensing information
City of Inglewood
Business license information — City of Inglewood (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Inglewood
City government
City of Irwindale — Business licensing information
City of Irwindale
Business license information — City of Irwindale (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Irwindale
City government
City of La Cañada Flintridge — Business licensing information
City of La Cañada Flintridge
Business license information — City of La Cañada Flintridge (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of La Cañada Flintridge
City government
City of La Puente — Business licensing information
City of La Puente
Business license information — City of La Puente (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of La Puente
City government
City of La Verne — Business licensing information
City of La Verne
Business license information — City of La Verne (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of La Verne
City government
City of Lakewood — Business licensing information
City of Lakewood
Business license information — City of Lakewood (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Lakewood
City government
City of Lancaster — Business licensing information
City of Lancaster
Business license information — City of Lancaster (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Lancaster
City government
City of Lomita — Business licensing information
City of Lomita
Business license information — City of Lomita (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Lomita
City government
City of Malibu — Business licensing information
City of Malibu
Business license information — City of Malibu (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Malibu
City government
City of Manhattan Beach — Business licensing information
City of Manhattan Beach
Business license information — City of Manhattan Beach (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Manhattan Beach
City government
City of Monrovia — Business licensing information
City of Monrovia
Business license information — City of Monrovia (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Monrovia
City government
City of Monterey Park — Business licensing information
City of Monterey Park
Business license information — City of Monterey Park (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Monterey Park
City government
City of Palmdale — Business licensing information
City of Palmdale
Business license information — City of Palmdale (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Palmdale
City government
City of Palos Verdes Estates — Business licensing information
City of Palos Verdes Estates
Business license information — City of Palos Verdes Estates (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Palos Verdes Estates
City government
City of Pomona — Business licensing information
City of Pomona
Business license information — City of Pomona (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Pomona
City government
City of Rancho Palos Verdes — Business licensing information
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Business license information — City of Rancho Palos Verdes (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Rancho Palos Verdes
City government
City of San Dimas — Business licensing information
City of San Dimas
Business license information — City of San Dimas (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of San Dimas
City government
City of San Fernando — Business licensing information
City of San Fernando
Business license information — City of San Fernando (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of San Fernando
City government
City of San Gabriel — Business licensing information
City of San Gabriel
Business license information — City of San Gabriel (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of San Gabriel
City government
City of Santa Fe Springs — Business licensing information
City of Santa Fe Springs
Business license information — City of Santa Fe Springs (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Santa Fe Springs
City government
City of Santa Monica — Business licensing information
City of Santa Monica
Business license information — City of Santa Monica (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Santa Monica
City government
City of Sierra Madre — Business licensing information
City of Sierra Madre
Business license information — City of Sierra Madre (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Sierra Madre
City government
City of Signal Hill — Business licensing information
City of Signal Hill
Business license information — City of Signal Hill (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Signal Hill
City government
City of South Gate — Business licensing information
City of South Gate
Business license information — City of South Gate (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of South Gate
City government
City of South Pasadena — Business licensing information
City of South Pasadena
Business license information — City of South Pasadena (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of South Pasadena
City government
City of Temple City — Business licensing information
City of Temple City
Business license information — City of Temple City (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Temple City
City government
City of Torrance — Business licensing information
City of Torrance
Business license information — City of Torrance (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Torrance
City government
City of Vernon — Business licensing information
City of Vernon
Business license information — City of Vernon (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Vernon
City government
City of Walnut — Business licensing information
City of Walnut
Business license information — City of Walnut (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Walnut
City government
City of West Hollywood — Business licensing information
City of West Hollywood
Business license information — City of West Hollywood (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of West Hollywood
City government
Long Beach — Financial Management — Business License Division
City of Long Beach business licensing or tax certificates.
Check city licensing and business-activity requirements (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Long Beach business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
Apply through the city Business Portal — eligible businesses (opens in a new tab)Online service
Service area: City of Long Beach business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
- Availability
- Submitting the application is not an issued license or permission to begin operating.
Source & saved evidence
Long Beach government · Long Beach — business licensing application-pdf (opens in a new tab)
PDF page 1
THIS IS NOT A BUSINESS LICENSE: DO NOT OPERATE UNTIL A VALID LICENSE HAS BEEN ISSUED
Agent source review: October 16, 2026 · Snapshot
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Review city business-license tax categories and current rates (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Long Beach business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
Check tax-exemption applications and documentation (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Long Beach business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
Contacts & sources · 25 fees published by this office · 6 forms
City government
Los Angeles — Office of Finance — business tax certificates
City of Los Angeles business licensing or tax certificates.
Register a city business tax certificate or find renewal help (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: City of Los Angeles business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
County government
Tax Collector
Check county business-license jurisdiction and licensed activities (opens in a new tab)Official instructions
Service area: Certain county-licensed activities in unincorporated Los Angeles County and Malibu, Santa Clarita or Westlake Village.
- Availability · Business-license assistance
- Use the Business License Section contact, not the telephone numbers shown in District Locator results.
Source & saved evidence
Reviewed business licensing instructions
For any Business License inquiries, you may contact the Business License Section at (213) 974-2011 or businesslicense@ttc.lacounty.gov. In the District Locator, please do not call the number listed under the “Unincorporated” section.
Agent source review: October 16, 2026 · Snapshot
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Start a Los Angeles County business-license application (opens in a new tab)Online service
Service area: Specified county-licensed activities in unincorporated areas and Malibu, Santa Clarita or Westlake Village.
Contacts & sources · 1 fee published by this office · 1 form
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