You should read the rules governing home-based business activity. The home occupations provision in OMC 18.04.060 (section L) allows certain, additional business activity to be conducted from your home within the city limits. Olympia residential district code (OMC 18.04) requires residential structures to be used as housing. If someone engages in business in Olympia without a business license, the City may impose a penalty of 5% of all B&O tax due during the period the person was not registered as required by OMC 5.02, unless the business obtains a license prior to being notified. The Washington BLS will apply the fee exemption based on the information you provide during the licensing process on your DOR BLS account. There are no exemptions from the business license requirement, but certain businesses may be exempt from the $30 Olympia business license fee. If your business is not located within the City limits, you may still meet the definition of engaging in business here if you deliver your services or products in Olympia or engage in other activities defined in the OMC.Īre there exemptions from business license requirement?

If your business is located within the City limits, you automatically meet the definition of doing business here. What does it mean to do business in Olympia? Reach BLS customer service at 360.705.6741.

Obtain your state business license and Olympia business license endorsement on the State of Washington Business Licensing Service (BLS) website within your Department of Revenue (DoR) business account. If you operate multiple locations in Olympia, you need an endorsement for each. Business owners must renew this endorsement each year when they renew their Washington business license. Anyone doing business in Olympia must have an Olympia endorsement (also referred to as an Olympia business license) on their Washington business license.

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