| |  DepartmentsDoing Business in San Carlos***NOTICE TO ALL BUSINESSES***
On September 19, 2012, Governor Brown signed into law SB1186 which adds a state fee of $1 on any application for a local business license or similar instrument or permit, or renewal thereof. On and after January 1, 2013, and until December 31, 2018, applicants must pay an additional $1 fee for a business license.
For more information, please click here.
Every individual and/or firm that does business in San Carlos must complete a business registration form and pay an annual business registration tax. FAQs
Follow this link to the most frequently asked questions on obtaining a business license.
Flow Chart
Please take the time to understand the business registration process and thus be able to take the necessary steps to obtain your business license in a timely and trouble free manner.
Forms - Business Registration Application Form (PDF
 , 151K) - Business Registration Application Form for Out of Town Businesses
If you are an out of town contractor doing work in our city, and your business location is outside of San Carlos, please fill out this form. (PDF , 22K)
Rules and Rates The on-line version of the Business Registration rules and rates is a hypertext document with five major sections. To get to the information, simply click on the link below:
Using Acrobat PDF
If you are unable to view/download the Acrobat PDF version of the form, you'll need to install the Free Adobe Acrobat Reader software.  | |
