Business License Department: 
(Barbara Ludwig): 404-669-3766

The City of College Park Business License Department offices are located in the City Hall Complex at 3667 Main Street.

The City of College Park issues Occupation Tax Certificates only to those businesses located within the city limits of College Park. If a business is located in unincorporated Fulton County the owner must apply to the county for a business license. Those individuals engaged in any business, trade, profession or occupation within the city must register with and pay an occupational tax to the City of College Park.
• An administrative fee of $50.00 is assessed for most business and occupation accounts.
Additionally, businesses regulated by College Park police in accordance with State of Georgia O.C.G.A. 48-13-9 must pay a regulatory fee:
• Pawn Shops
• Adult Entertainment Establishments
• Taxicabs

Each person licensed by Georgia’s Secretary of State must provide a copy of their current state license before the City of College Park can issue them a City tax certificate.

Business licenses must be renewed annually. Proof of gross receipts must accompany each application. Businesses with annual gross receipts in excess of $25,000.00 per year pay a fee based upon gross receipts and the profitability ratio for the type of business. Businesses with gross receipts below $25,000.00, and where federal law precludes imposition of a gross receipts tax, pay a fee based on number of employees. Professionals may elect to pay an annual business occupation tax based upon gross receipts or a $300.00 fee for each practitioner involved in the business.
Applications are due February 15th of each year and payment by April 1st. A ten-percent penalty is assessed on delinquent payments.

Occupation Tax Return/Business License Forms

Occupation Tax Return/Business License Application *

Home Occupation Business License Application *

* The application forms are in PDF-format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 5.0 or higher to open the files. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, click here for to Download and Install Adobe Acrobat Reader.  The City of College Park does not endorse any Adobe products. The Adobe Acrobat Reader program offered here is free and can be downloaded and installed at no cost.

For your convenience: Print out the form, fill in the blanks and mail the form to Business License Office, City of College Park, P.O. Box 87137, College Park, Georgia 30337.

Definition of Home Occupations
Code of the City of College Park - Art. III, § 1, (29)

Any occupation or activity carried on within the dwelling by a member of a family residing on the premises in connection with which there is no group instruction, assembly or activity and no sign is used other than a name plate not more than one (1) square foot in area, and there is no display or supplies, or equipment visible to the public that will indicate from the exterior that the building is being utilized in part for any purpose other than that of a dwelling; there is no commodity sold upon the premises, and no person is employed other than a member of the immediate family residing on the premises. No more than twenty-five (25) per cent of the floor may be used for occupation.

Home occupation shall include the use of the premises by a physician, surgeon, dentist, lawyer, clergyman, or other professional person for consultation or emergency treatment, but not for the general practice of such person's profession. Home occupation shall also include the use of the premises for gardening and horticultural pursuits.

Applications and copies of ordinance for alcoholic beverage licenses are available in the Business License/Tax Office, M-F, 8-5 until 5:00 p.m.