Business Tax Receipt (Tarpon Springs)

City of Tarpon Springs

The City of Tarpon Springs requires a local business tax receipt: no person shall engage in or manage any business, occupation, or profession in the city unless that person first procures one. The Building Development Department administers the program. New applications must be submitted in person at City Hall; renewals can be paid online through Click2Gov.

Who needs this

Any person engaging in or managing any business, occupation, or profession within Tarpon Springs city limits.

Steps

  1. 1

    Complete the Local Business Tax Application

    Download and complete the Local Business Tax Application PDF. Home-based businesses also submit the Home Occupation Affidavit.

    ctsfl.us/DocumentCenter/View/442/
  2. 2

    Submit in person at City Hall

    New applications cannot be submitted online; file in person at City Hall, 324 East Pine Street.

    ctsfl.us/326/Business-Licenses
  3. 3

    Renew online annually

    Renewals are paid online through Click2Gov by the September 30 annual deadline.

    tarp-egov.aspgov.com/Click2GovOL/index.html

Requirements

  • Business activity within Tarpon Springs city limits
  • In-person submission for new applications
  • Home Occupation Affidavit for home-based businesses

Fees

ItemAmountNotes
Local business taxSee the city Code of OrdinancesAmounts are not published plainly on the city pages or application PDF; the application asks for inventory-value brackets

Fee amounts change, the linked official schedule always controls.

Good to know

Building Development Department, 727-942-5617, [email protected], P.O. Box 5004, Tarpon Springs, FL 34688-5004. The city shortcut ctsfl.us/215/Local-Business-Tax redirects to the Click2Gov renewal site.