City government · Los Angeles
City of Alhambra — Business licensing information
City of Alhambra
Business license information — City of Alhambra (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Alhambra
California · find a service
Check or apply for a business license in California
Check local business license or business tax certificate requirements, the right authority and application options.
In California, 284 city governments and 55 county departments publish 399 official links for this service, 23 of them online. Reviewed requirements cover eligibility (77), documents (55), availability notices (19), payment methods (18), deadlines (11), processing time (4), appointments (3), languages (2) and accessibility (1). 53 counties have a page for it below.
Before you start · 4 things to check
- Start with where your business is located and where it will operate. A county license may apply only to unincorporated areas or specific activities; cities can have their own requirements.
- Some county offices provide guidance or referrals and do not issue a general business license. Read the entry before choosing an application.
- A business license or tax certificate, an FBN/DBA filing, business entity registration and a professional license serve different purposes. Zoning, health and other activity permits may also apply. Business stormwater registration is a separate local programme where required.
- Check the license period, renewal date and rules for changes in ownership or location. A renewal may not cover a move or a new owner. Fees and application steps depend on the license category.
55 guides with reviewed service links · Los Angeles
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City government · Los Angeles
City of Artesia — Business licensing information
City of Artesia
Business license information — City of Artesia (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Artesia
City government · Los Angeles
City of Azusa — Business licensing information
City of Azusa
Business license information — City of Azusa (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Azusa
City government · Los Angeles
City of Baldwin Park — Business licensing information
City of Baldwin Park
Business license information — City of Baldwin Park (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Baldwin Park
City government · Los Angeles
City of Bell — Business licensing information
City of Bell
Business license information — City of Bell (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Bell
City government · Los Angeles
City of Beverly Hills — Business licensing information
City of Beverly Hills
Business license information — City of Beverly Hills (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Beverly Hills
City government · Los Angeles
City of Cerritos — Business licensing information
City of Cerritos
Business license information — City of Cerritos (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Cerritos
City government · Los Angeles
City of Claremont — Business licensing information
City of Claremont
Business license information — City of Claremont (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Claremont
City government · Los Angeles
City of Commerce — Business licensing information
City of Commerce
Business license information — City of Commerce (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Commerce
City government · Los Angeles
City of Compton — Business licensing information
City of Compton
Business license information — City of Compton (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Compton
City government · Los Angeles
City of Diamond Bar — Business licensing information
City of Diamond Bar
Business license information — City of Diamond Bar (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Diamond Bar
City government · Los Angeles
City of Downey — Business licensing information
City of Downey
Business license information — City of Downey (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Downey
City government · Los Angeles
City of Duarte — Business licensing information
City of Duarte
Business license information — City of Duarte (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Duarte
City government · Los Angeles
City of El Monte — Business licensing information
City of El Monte
Business license information — City of El Monte (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of El Monte
City government · Los Angeles
City of El Segundo — Business licensing information
City of El Segundo
Business license information — City of El Segundo (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of El Segundo
City government · Los Angeles
City of Glendale — Business licensing information
City of Glendale
Business license information — City of Glendale (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Glendale
City government · Los Angeles
City of Glendora — Business licensing information
City of Glendora
Business license information — City of Glendora (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Glendora
City government · Los Angeles
City of Hawaiian Gardens — Business licensing information
City of Hawaiian Gardens
Business license information — City of Hawaiian Gardens (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Hawaiian Gardens
City government · Los Angeles
City of Hawthorne — Business licensing information
City of Hawthorne
Business license information — City of Hawthorne (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Hawthorne
City government · Los Angeles
City of Hermosa Beach — Business licensing information
City of Hermosa Beach
Business license information — City of Hermosa Beach (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Hermosa Beach
City government · Los Angeles
City of Huntington Park — Business licensing information
City of Huntington Park
Business license information — City of Huntington Park (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Huntington Park
City government · Los Angeles
City of Industry — Business licensing information
City of Industry
Business license information — City of Industry (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Industry
City government · Los Angeles
City of Inglewood — Business licensing information
City of Inglewood
Business license information — City of Inglewood (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Inglewood
City government · Los Angeles
City of Irwindale — Business licensing information
City of Irwindale
Business license information — City of Irwindale (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Irwindale
City government · Los Angeles
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)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of La Cañada Flintridge
City government · Los Angeles
City of La Puente — Business licensing information
City of La Puente
Business license information — City of La Puente (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of La Puente
City government · Los Angeles
City of La Verne — Business licensing information
City of La Verne
Business license information — City of La Verne (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of La Verne
City government · Los Angeles
City of Lakewood — Business licensing information
City of Lakewood
Business license information — City of Lakewood (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Lakewood
City government · Los Angeles
City of Lancaster — Business licensing information
City of Lancaster
Business license information — City of Lancaster (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Lancaster
City government · Los Angeles
City of Lomita — Business licensing information
City of Lomita
Business license information — City of Lomita (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Lomita
City government · Los Angeles
City of Malibu — Business licensing information
City of Malibu
Business license information — City of Malibu (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Malibu
City government · Los Angeles
City of Manhattan Beach — Business licensing information
City of Manhattan Beach
Business license information — City of Manhattan Beach (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Manhattan Beach
City government · Los Angeles
City of Monrovia — Business licensing information
City of Monrovia
Business license information — City of Monrovia (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Monrovia
City government · Los Angeles
City of Monterey Park — Business licensing information
City of Monterey Park
Business license information — City of Monterey Park (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Monterey Park
City government · Los Angeles
City of Palmdale — Business licensing information
City of Palmdale
Business license information — City of Palmdale (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Palmdale
City government · Los Angeles
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)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Palos Verdes Estates
City government · Los Angeles
City of Pomona — Business licensing information
City of Pomona
Business license information — City of Pomona (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Pomona
City government · Los Angeles
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)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Rancho Palos Verdes
City government · Los Angeles
City of San Dimas — Business licensing information
City of San Dimas
Business license information — City of San Dimas (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of San Dimas
City government · Los Angeles
City of San Fernando — Business licensing information
City of San Fernando
Business license information — City of San Fernando (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of San Fernando
City government · Los Angeles
City of San Gabriel — Business licensing information
City of San Gabriel
Business license information — City of San Gabriel (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of San Gabriel
City government · Los Angeles
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)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Santa Fe Springs
City government · Los Angeles
City of Santa Monica — Business licensing information
City of Santa Monica
Business license information — City of Santa Monica (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Santa Monica
City government · Los Angeles
City of Sierra Madre — Business licensing information
City of Sierra Madre
Business license information — City of Sierra Madre (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Sierra Madre
City government · Los Angeles
City of Signal Hill — Business licensing information
City of Signal Hill
Business license information — City of Signal Hill (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Signal Hill
City government · Los Angeles
City of South Gate — Business licensing information
City of South Gate
Business license information — City of South Gate (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of South Gate
City government · Los Angeles
City of South Pasadena — Business licensing information
City of South Pasadena
Business license information — City of South Pasadena (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of South Pasadena
City government · Los Angeles
City of Temple City — Business licensing information
City of Temple City
Business license information — City of Temple City (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Temple City
City government · Los Angeles
City of Torrance — Business licensing information
City of Torrance
Business license information — City of Torrance (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Torrance
City government · Los Angeles
City of Vernon — Business licensing information
City of Vernon
Business license information — City of Vernon (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Vernon
City government · Los Angeles
City of Walnut — Business licensing information
City of Walnut
Business license information — City of Walnut (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Walnut
City government · Los Angeles
City of West Hollywood — Business licensing information
City of West Hollywood
Business license information — City of West Hollywood (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of West Hollywood
City government · Los Angeles
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)
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)
Service area: City of Long Beach business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
Service availability
Submitting the application is not an issued license or permission to begin operating.
Official information checked October 16, 2026 · Details & sources
Review city business-license tax categories and current rates (opens in a new tab)
Service area: City of Long Beach business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
1 more service link
Check tax-exemption applications and documentation (opens in a new tab)
Service area: City of Long Beach business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
City government · Los Angeles
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)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: City of Los Angeles business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing.
County government · Los Angeles
Tax Collector
Business licensing
Check county business-license jurisdiction and licensed activities (opens in a new tab)
Service area: Certain county-licensed activities in unincorporated Los Angeles County and Malibu, Santa Clarita or Westlake Village.
Business-license assistance
Use the Business License Section contact, not the telephone numbers shown in District Locator results.
Official information checked October 16, 2026 · Details & sources
Start a Los Angeles County business-license application (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Service area: Specified county-licensed activities in unincorporated areas and Malibu, Santa Clarita or Westlake Village.
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