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CITY OF PORTLAND BUSINESS LICENSE Revenue Bureau, License & Tax Division
& MULTNOMAH COUNTY BUSINESS 111 SW Columbia St., Suite 600
Portland, OR 97201
INCOME TAX (503) 823-5157
BUSINESS NAME:
(Last Name, First Name if sole proprietorship or single-member LLC filing as a sole proprietorship)
BUSINESS FISCAL/TAX YEAR END (December for sole proprietorships and most single-member LLCs):
CITY OF PORTLAND BUSINESS START DATE: NUMBER OF OWNERS:
MULTNOMAH COUNTY BUSINESS START DATE:
PRIMARY BUSINESS LOCATION ADDRESS – (No PMB or P.O. Box Numbers – physical location only):
OWNERS OF CORPORATION or PARTNERS - List corporate owners that hold more than 5% of the voting stock of the
corporation. List all partners, including limited partners if any and all LLC members. Use additional sheets if needed.
Business tax registration is required of all those doing business within Multnomah County and/or the City of Portland, Oregon.
Exemptions include most non-profit agencies and businesses whose total gross receipts for all business everywhere are less than
$50,000 annually. Taxes are based upon net apportioned income and the minimum annual tax is $100 for each jurisdiction. Please
complete this registration form and return it to the address on the front of the form.
Annual Business License/Income Tax Filing Process:
1. You will have 3.5 months after the last day of your tax year to file your return, your extension request, or your exemption
request. PLEASE NOTE: Businesses that are exempt must file Form AER and provide verification.
* For example, if your business fiscal year goes from January 1 to December 31, then your tax return, extension request,
or exemption request must be filed by April 15th of the following year.
2. The tax will be determined by the income figures reported on the tax return. If you are exempt and verifying
documentation/tax pages have been provided, then no tax is due.
3. No payment is due with this form. Registration is required within 60 days of the start of business activity.
4. All required forms may be found at www.pdxbl.org
Notice of confidentiality: All tax returns and related financial information, including a Taxpayer ID #, filed with the City
of Portland are confidential. Except as provided by PCC 7.02.230, .240, and .250, it it unlawful to divulge or release any
information submitted or disclosed to the City.
The Business License tax is for revenue purposes, and is not regulatory. The payment of a license tax and the acceptance of such
a payment does not entitle a registered business to carry on a business not in compliance with all applicable requirements of state,
federal, municipal or other laws. The undersigned declares under penalty of making a false statement, that the information given
in this form is true.