How to get a Los Angeles Business Tax Registration Certificate (BTRC)
The city says every business engaged in business in the City of Los Angeles must get a Tax Registration Certificate, and it counts physically working in the city 7 or more days a year as engaged in business. Register when you start; Dulybook reminds you 30 days after your start date.
- Agency
- City of Los Angeles Finance
- Who has to do it
- Businesses located or doing business inside LA city limits.
- If it's late
- The city says not registering or paying on time can bring penalty and interest charges, and it can seek other legal remedies.
Step by step
Open LA Office of Finance
Go to the Office of Finance website and choose Register a New Business.
Enter business details, start date, and business activity.
Download your BTRC and keep it at your place of business.
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