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Business Licenses
East Point City Hall
2757 East Point Street
East Point, GA 30344
(Ground Floor)
Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(943) 200-2029, option 3
bl@eastpointcity.org
New and renewal business license applications can be submitted via BSA Online Portal or emailed to: bl@eastpointcity.org
A business license is an occupation tax that is assessed and permits the permanent location of a business, trade or profession operating in the City of East Point. The occupation tax is also assessed for out-of-state businesses with no permanent location in Georgia. It is a tax levied by the city for revenue purposes and is not intended for regulatory purposes. Business License Brochure
The Business License & Occupational Tax is computed based on the number of employees (including business owner), annual gross receipts plus a minimum flat tax of $50.00 and an assessment of $75.00 administrative fee. Tax on gross receipts is based on the associated tax class for each $1,000.00 over $10,000.00 in annual gross receipts. The gross receipts calculation is capped at $3 million. There are six (6) tax classes that represent the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system for different types of professions. See the sample calculation below:
Parameters:
Calculation:
SIC Code
81 (Legal Services)
Tax Class
4
Gross Receipts
$500,000
Employees
6 (2 Attorneys + 4 Support Staff)
Administrative Fee
$75.00
Flat Tax + Gross Receipts
$50.00 + $1.15 (490) = $613.50
Employees
$60.00 + $15.00 (4) = $120.00
Total
$808.50
Regulatory Fees
Business Licenses (FAQs)
Per City Ordinance Sec. 5-2023, all businesses must have a City of East Point Business License:
Sec. 5-2023. – Business license required before entering into business.
Any person, firm or corporation who does any business with respect to which a business or occupational tax is hereby imposed without paying said tax to the city before entering upon such business shall be guilty of doing business without a license, and upon conviction therefore in the municipal (city) court shall be liable as provided in the Code of the city provided, however that neither this section nor section 5-2014 hereof shall be applicable with respect to any other business for which East Point may not issue a license under the terms of the laws of the state.
(Ord. No. 008-08, § 1, 2-18-08)
If there are difficulties uploading the application, please email the application to bl@eastpointcity.org.
If an entity has a brick and mortar and/or has a location they are functioning out of in the City of East Point – homebased or commercial – that entity must be issued a City of East Point business license.
All Business License applications can be found at https://eastpointga.gov/business-licenses/ and after completing, the application and all supporting documents can be submitted via the BSA Online Portal or emailed to: bl@eastpointcity.org.
Email your inquiry to bl@eastpointcity.org and the Business License Division will respond within 24 – 48 hours.
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