To start a business in Salt Lake City, you need to register your business with the State of Utah and apply for a business license from Salt Lake City. You can register with the State of Utah online, but in Salt Lake City you have to apply for a business license in person. In addition to a business license, certain types of businesses need special licenses and permits.
To register with the State of Utah, you can use the OneStop Business Registration online. This online registration applies to all types of entities, including sole proprietorships, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships and companies, and corporations, including profit and non-profit and professional corporations. The online system registers your business with the Utah State Tax Commission, Labor Commission, Department of Commerce, Department of Workforce Services, and the Department of Environmental Quality.
To register online you will need the proposed name of your business, the type of business entity, such as sole proprietorship, limited liability company, corporation, etc., your business location, the type of activity you will be carrying out, the date you will open the business and the date you will start paying wages, if applicable, and the names, contact information, and taxpayer ID numbers of the owners, partners, corporate officers, and principals. They can sign most business registrations electronically. Most businesses will also need a federal employer identification number, which you request from the IRS.
The fee for online registration with the State of Utah is from $22 to $52. This is the filing fee for the Utah Department of Commerce and the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code.
Certain professions and occupations have special licensing and regulatory requirements in Utah. You can see the requirements, laws and rules and apply for the special licenses on the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing website.
Any type of business operated within the limits of Salt Lake City needs a business license. The base fee for a new commercial license is $100 plus $15 for each full or part-time employee in your business. If you operate a business from your home, the base fee for a Home Occupation License is $75. The total amount of the fee depends on the type of business you operate. On the Business Licensing page of the Salt Lake City website you can find a link to a fee schedule.
You must apply for a Salt Lake City business license in person at the Business License Office in the City and County Building at 451 South State Street, Room 225 in Salt Lake City. You can pick up an application form there, or you could download the Salt Lake City Corporation Application for New Business and Regulatory License. According to Salt Lake City, you should call or come into their office before submitting your application.
Sources:
General Information and Links, Salt Lake City Business Licensing
OneStop Business Registration, Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Salt Lake City Corporation Application for New Business and Regulatory License, Salt Lake City Business Licensing
Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing