APPLYING WITH THE CITY OF KINGSPORT FOR A BUSINESS LICENSE

• Most businesses located inside the City limits of Kingsport are required to have a City and a Sullivan County/Hawkins County License.
• Applications for both the City and Sullivan County are available at Customer Service located at City Hall. The County application has to be taken or mailed to Blountville to be processed.
• The application fees for a business license are $15.00 for Sullivan County and $15.00 for the City of Kingsport.
• The expiration and renewal period of the Business License will depend on the type of Business being performed. The renewal amount due will be based on a percentage of the amount of gross receipts the business made during their tax period and any penalty or interest that has to be assessed.

PERCENTAGE OF TAX ON GROSS RECEIPTS

CLASS ONE (EX. GROCERY STORES, CONVENIENT STORES)

Reporting Period January 1 to December 31

Return Due by March 1

Class 1A:  Retail 1/10 of 1% Wholesale 1/40 of 1%

Class 1B & 1C: Retail 1/10 of 1% Wholesale 3/80 of 1%

Class 1D:  Fuel 1/2 of 1%

CLASS TWO (EX. RESTAURANTS, CLOTHING STORES, AUTO PARTS STORES)

Reporting Period April 1 to March 31

Return Due by June 1

Retail 3/20 of 1%         Wholesale 3/80 of 1%

CLASS THREE (EX. SERVICE RELATED BUSINESSES)

Reporting Period July 1 to June 30

Return Due by September 1 

Retail 3/16 of 1%         Wholesale 3/80 of 1%

CLASS FOUR (EX. CONTRACTORS)

Reporting Period October 1 to September 30

Return Due by December 1

Retail 1/10 of 1%