City of Bend's Business License 

General Information
The City of Bend officially established a business license ordinance January 18, 2006 (Bend Code Sections 7.700-7.790). The purpose of the business license is to provide accurate and detailed information on businesses for better public safety response. 

Download Business Application & Other Forms    
* The City currently does not accept electronic form submission; however ,the forms can be downloaded, filled in and printed.*  

(1) Business License Application Guideline Notification Letter
(2) Business License   Fillable Form (please use NAICS listing for codes)
(3) Business License NAICS Code Listing
(4) Business License Exemption Form 
(5) Information brochure
(6) Information Change - business name/address Form
(7) Business License Renewal Coupon

Business License List (UPDATED QUARTERLY) - This is a list of businesses that have a current City of Bend business license as of January 6, 2010.

USEFUL INFORMATION

When Should A Business Apply for a Business License?
Businesses should have applied for the business license by the end of 2006. Business owners may mail in their applications or come to City Hall to apply for a license. (City Hall Administration, 710 NW Wall Street.)  Businesses should be licensed within a reasonable amount of time after opening.

How Much is the License Fee?
New businesses must pay a $50 fee.  Businesses that were in operation in 2006, 2007, 2008, and/or 2009 must pay the $50 fee for each of those years in order receive a current business license.

What Defines A Business in Bend?
All businesses that are defined as for-profit businesses under the U.S. Internal Revenue Service code are required to have a business license.

• Insurance agencies, agents and producers of insurance are exempt by state law.
  
• Real estate agents, under state law, cannot be required to pay separately for a business license to operate. However, Real estate agencies are required to pay business license fees.
  
• Professions such as hairdressers and medical care providers, who work in offices but are independent contractors, will be exempt from paying for a business license. Each office will have to pay a fee. Note: Council is considering changes in the Business License and Special Events sections of the Bend Code, excluding the Business License requirement for vendors selling goods at permitted special events only.  This change may require the Special Event Permit application to include a list of the vendors participating  in the special event and an additional fee of $5 per day, per vendor with a $50.00 maximum and an exemption of the fee for those vendors possessing current City of Bend Business Licenses.  Please call our office if you have any questions.
  
• Service businesses operated by those younger than 18, such as a lawn-mowing business, lemonade stands or newspaper delivery businesses, are not required to have a business license.
  
• Any business that physically conducts business inside the City of Bend, whether or not it has a physical structure in Bend, is required to have a business license, including delivery and repair businesses.
  
•  Internet businesses and home-based businesses physically located in Bend also are required to get a license.