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San Francisco County, California · Business and licensing

Close or update a business license in San Francisco County

Find instructions for closing a license or reporting ownership, address or business changes.

1 provider · 1 official link (1 online) · 3 reviewed requirements · sources checked October 16, 2026

In San Francisco County, 1 county department publishes 1 official link for this service, 1 of them online. Reviewed requirements cover eligibility (3). 1 provider publishes reviewed fee items on its guide.

These are the San Francisco 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.
County government

Treasurer & Tax Collector

Update or close a San Francisco business tax account (opens in a new tab)Online service

Use the city’s account-update instructions for mailing addresses, locations and closure. Update the mailing address before closing, and separately notify any regulatory permit issuers.

Service area: Changes to San Francisco local business tax accounts and their registered locations.

Before you start · 3 requirements & conditions
Eligibility & access
Update the final mailing address before closing the account; access to Account Update ends after closure.
Source & saved evidence

City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco business-account changes and closure (opens in a new tab)

Reviewed business licensing instructions

Update your final mailing address using Account Update if your mailing address has changed. Once the business account is closed access to Account Update will no longer be permitted.

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Eligibility & access
Closing the business account does not clear outstanding debts.
Source & saved evidence

City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco business-account changes and closure (opens in a new tab)

Reviewed business licensing instructions

Closing the business does not remove your responsibility to pay any outstanding obligation or debt.

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Eligibility & access
Notify each regulatory licensing agency separately about a business or location closure.
Source & saved evidence

City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco business-account changes and closure (opens in a new tab)

Reviewed business licensing instructions

Licenses and permits will not be renewed. However, you must reach out to each licensing agency to report your business or a business location closure.

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Source & saved evidence

City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco business-account changes and closure (opens in a new tab)

Reviewed business licensing instructions

You can change your mailing address, add a new location, or close a location or business using our online "Account Update" feature.

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