Any outstanding fees owed to the City must be paid before a license will be issued
If the business will be occupying a physical location within the City, then:
from the Engineering Department.
You must complete and remit the
for the Director of Communications.
If the business will be selling goods at retail, or if you will be providing lodging, then:
You must submit a copy your State of Missouri
acquired from the Missouri Department of
Revenue.
If you are a contractor, then:
You must supply either a current Certificate of Insurance showing Workers’ Compensation coverage – OR – a
completed and notarized
If you will be offering massage, then:
You must supply a State of Missouri Massage License Therapist Certificate for each person who will be
performing massage.
Taxicabs, Bus Services, Mobile Food Trucks, Pawn Brokers, Security Guards, Sale of alcohol and/or cigarettes have
additional licensing requirements. Contact us at (636) 390-1048 or ntope@washmo.gov for more details.
General Business (all businesses excepting Specialties, Manufacturers, and Massage Therapists)
License Fee: $60.00 prorated monthly, plus
Employee Fee: $2.00 per employee
Specialty Business (Astrologers, Carnivals, Circuses or menageries, Clairvoyants, Fortune-tellers, Junk Dealers,
Recycling Centers, Mediums, Palmists, Tatooists, Slate writers, Billiard halls, Video/electronic Arcades)
License Fee: $250.00 prorated monthly, plus
Employee Fee: $2.00 per employee
If less than or equal to 75 employees: $75
If more than 75 employees: $1 per employee
jwalters@washmo.gov or
gvanek@washmo.gov
businesstaxregister@dor.mo.gov