Business Licenses
Any business operating inside city limits will need to obtain a business license, at a fee of $125, by July 1st of each year. This license will be valid through June 30th of the following year. If your business will be operating within city limits for 6 months or less, you may obtain a prorated license for $62.50. If the business license fee is not paid by July 31st, a $75 penalty will apply.
Business entities subject to this license fee include, but are not limited to, door-to-door salespersons, contractors or sub-contractors, realtors, vendors, and any entity delivering or picking up items such as packages and/or merchandise.
You may print the application below and either drop it by our office or send it in by mail with the $125 license fee. If you have any questions, please contact us at 502.477.3235. The City of Taylorsville also requires all general contractors provide a list of their subcontractors for each job site. Please include each subcontractor’s name, address, phone, and fax number. This list may be submitted with your license application.
For more information, please see Ordinance #342.
Occupational License Tax
They City of Taylorsville is responsible for providing services to the residents of the community, including police and fire protection, street maintenance, lighting and drainage. To ensure that adequate funds exist to maintain such services that add to the quality of life, The City, through Ordinance No. 294, imposes an occupational license tax on persons who are employed and/or work in the city effective January 1, 2008. As stated in the ordinance, every person employed within city limits shall be required to file and pay an occupational license tax for the privilege of engaging in such activities, measured by .75% of all wages and compensation paid for work done or services performed or rendered in the city.
Every employer making payment of compensation to an employee shall deduct and withhold the tax from the compensation and shall, on or before the last day of the month following the close of each quarter, make a return and report to the city. Accordingly, please complete the Quarterly OLT form and return payment in conjunction with the schedule detailed below.
Also, every employer required to deduct and withhold the tax shall annually, on or before February 28 of each year, complete and file a reconciliation as detailed in Section 4(5) of the ordinance.
| Quarter | Service Through | Payment Due Date |
| First | January 1 – March 31 | April 30 |
| Second | April 1 – June 30 | July 31 |
| Third | July 1 – September 30 | October 31 |
| Fourth | October 1 – December 31 | January 31 |