State Guide

Missouri Business License

This guide covers Missouri's general business license requirements — state-level registration, local city and county licenses, fees, and renewal timelines.

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Overview

Missouri does not have a general state business license. Businesses selling taxable goods must register for a Retail Sales Tax License from the Missouri Department of Revenue.

Missouri cities and counties administer local business licenses. Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, and Columbia have their own locally run licensing programs.

Missouri Retail Sales Tax License

Primary agencyMissouri Department of Revenue
Legal authorityMissouri Revised Statutes § 144.090
Key noteNo general state business license; Retail Sales Tax License ($25) required for taxable retail sales.

Initial Registration

Filing methodOnline at MyTax Missouri or by mail
Agency fee$25 per location

Registration Renewal

Filing methodLicense does not expire if in good standing
Agency feeNo renewal fee (file returns on schedule)

Local General Business Licenses

Missouri cities require local business licenses. St. Louis and Kansas City each have significant local requirements.

Counties

Adair CountyAndrew CountyAtchison CountyAudrain CountyBarry CountyBarton CountyBates CountyBenton CountyBollinger CountyBoone CountyBuchanan CountyButler CountyCaldwell CountyCallaway CountyCamden CountyCape Girardeau CountyCarroll CountyCarter CountyCass CountyCedar CountyChariton CountyChristian CountyClark CountyClay CountyClinton CountyCole CountyCooper CountyCrawford CountyDade CountyDallas CountyDaviess CountyDeKalb CountyDent CountyDouglas CountyDunklin CountyFranklin CountyGasconade CountyGentry CountyGreene CountyGrundy CountyHarrison CountyHenry CountyHickory CountyHolt CountyHoward CountyHowell CountyIron CountyJackson CountyJasper CountyJefferson CountyJohnson CountyKnox CountyLaclede CountyLafayette CountyLawrence CountyLewis CountyLincoln CountyLinn CountyLivingston CountyMacon CountyMadison CountyMaries CountyMarion CountyMcDonald CountyMercer CountyMiller CountyMississippi CountyMoniteau CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyMorgan CountyNew Madrid CountyNewton CountyNodaway CountyOregon CountyOsage CountyOzark CountyPemiscot CountyPerry CountyPettis CountyPhelps CountyPike CountyPlatte CountyPolk CountyPulaski CountyPutnam CountyRalls CountyRandolph CountyRay CountyReynolds CountyRipley CountySaline CountySchuyler CountyScotland CountyScott CountyShannon CountyShelby CountySt. Charles CountySt. Clair CountySt. Francois CountySt. Louis CountySte. Genevieve CountyStoddard CountyStone CountySullivan CountyTaney CountyTexas CountyVernon CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWorth CountyWright County

Cities & Townships

ArnoldBeltonBlue SpringsBoonvilleBransonCape GirardeauChesterfieldColumbiaFestusGladstoneGrandviewHazelwoodIndependenceJefferson CityKansas CityKearneyKirksvilleLibertyMaryland HeightsRaymoreRaytownRepublicSaint AnnSaint CharlesSaint JosephSedaliaSmithvilleSpringfieldSt. LouisSt. Louis citySt. PetersUniversity CityWarrensburgWebster GrovesWest Plains

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