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                                                                        CITY OF BATON ROUGE                                           
            For Office Use Only                              PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE                                        For Office Use Only 
            Account Number                                                 P.O. BOX 2590                                       Application Number 
                                                                        BATON ROUGE, LA 70821                                         
       ____________________                                              PHONE: (225) 389-3084                                ____________________ 
                                                                         FAX: (225) 389-5369                                          
                                                             Email:     FinRevInternetEmail@brla.gov                                  
                                                                         Revised 07/26/2023 
                                                                                                                                                               
Louisiana Tax Number                              
Federal ID Number                                                                                                                                              
Description of Business                                                                                                                                        
NAIC Number                                                                                                  (See List of Business Classes attached)           
                                                                                                                                                               
LEGAL NAME OF BUSINESS                                       
                                                                                                                                                               
TRADE NAME OF BUSINESS                                       
                                                                                                                                                               
PHYSICAL LOCATION                                            
(NOT a P.O. Box)                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                               
                                                  Business Telephone No. (                     -        )  
MAILING ADDRESS                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                               
APPLICATION FOR:                                    DATE IN BUSINESS:                 /          /                            BUSINESS LOCATION: 
      Sales Tax Registration                        Taxicab                                                                   City Limits of Baton Rouge 
      Occupational License Tax                      Vehicles for Hire                                                         Unincorporated Parish of  EBR 
      Hotel Motel Tax                               Arborist                                                                  City Limits of Baker 
      Insurance Premium Tax                         Garbage & Trash                                                           City Limits of Central 
      Gross Receipts Tax                            Online Short-trm Rental Platform                                          City Limits of Zachary 
      Other ________________                        Veteran Owned Business                                                    Business Located Outside of EBR 
REASON FOR APPLYING:                                                                                                             
    New Business                                                                                                                 
    Purchased Existing Business?                             Previous Business Owner:                                                                           
                                                             Trade Owner/Business:                                                                              
                                                              Previous Account Number:            
    Home Based                          If checked, Home Based Business Signature form attached and signed                         
    Waste Tire Generator                            If checked, provide DEQ Waste Tire Generator #___________                      
                                        FOR OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE ONLY                                                               FOR OFFICE USE ONLY 
Hotel / Nursing Home / Rooms                                            (# of rooms)  x  $2 per room =  $                           Enter as PAY 
Security Deposit Due?                    Yes         No                                         Deposit Due:  $                     Enter as DIR 
If business opened less than 30 days ago:                                                                                            
Business opened on or prior to June 30 of current year (                Minimum Payment $50)  OR              $                      MIN (no I&P) 
Business opened on or after July 1 of current year (         Minimum Payment $25)  OR                         $                      MIN (no I&P) 
Professional Business opened any time during the year (Minimum Payment $50)                                   $                      MIN (no I&P) 
Flat Fee Business                $100  /  $200  /  $250                                                       $                     Enter as PAY 
If business opened more than 30 days ago (Tax Due for First Year of Business):                                                       
Enter Gross Receipts (1  30 days inst business)              $                                                                      Enter as PAY 
Less Allowable Deductions                                    $                                                                       
Tax Basis (Gross Receipts less Deductions)                   $                                                                       
Multiply Tax Basis by # of months in business*    $                                                                                  
*(Any month open at least 15 days)                           Tax Due (Based on applicable Tax Table)  $                                    ABC Account 
                                                                           Penalty                            $                      
                                                                           Interest                           $                            Clearance Issued 
      *99999999*                                                                                                                     
                                                                           Total Due                          $             



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CONTACT PERSON:                                                                           Contact Phone:             
Contact Fax:                                                             Contact E-mail:                                                    
                                                                                                                                              
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (Ownership) – Please attach a copy of your charter 
   Individual           Partnership             Corporation   LLC            LLP       Non-Profit       Governmental                 Other 
                                                                                                                                            
IF an Individual:                       Owner’s Name                   
(Attach valid photo ID)                 Owner’s Address                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                            
                                        Owner’s SS#                                                                                         
                                        E-mail Address                                                                                      
IF a Corporation, LLC, LLP,             Officer / Manager /                                                                                 
or Partnership:                         Partners Name                  
(Attach additional names if             Title                                                                                               
necessary)                              Home Address                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            
                                        Telephone Number                                                                                      
                                        Web Site                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                              
Agent for Service of Process:           Name                           
                                        Address                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                              
This will affirm that the statements made herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge:                                            
                                                                                                                                              
Signature of Applicant or Owner                                                                       Title                                   
                                                                                                                                              
Signature of Preparer                                                                                 Date                                    
                                         Please make checks payable to Parish and City Treasurer 
                                                        FOR OFFICE USE ONLY 
LOCATION/DOMICILE (Circle One)                                                           ACCOUNT TYPE (Circle One) 
0001  City of Baton Rouge / EBR Sch Bd            A     FILING FREQUENCY                  1520     Service/Rental/Etc. 
0002  EBR Parish / EBR Sch Bd                     B     M  Monthy                         1521     Airline 
0003  City of Baker / Baker Sch Bd                D     Q  Quarterly                      1522     Travel Agency 
0004  City of Zachary / Zachary Sch Bd            F     O  One Time Sale                  1523     Nursing Home 
0005  EBR Parish  / Zachary Sch Bd                C     X  Irregular Filer                1525     Retail Dealer 
0006  City of Baker /  EBR Sch Bd                 E     L  Annual (License Only)          1530     Retail Dealers In Motor Fuels 
0007  City of Central / Central Sch Bd                                                    1540     Pawn Broker 
0008  EBR Parish / Central Sch Bd                CLASS (Circle One)                       1601     Retail Dealer – Institutional Consumers 
0009  Outside EBR Parish                         0100   Public Utility Only               1610     Wholesale Dealer 
0010  Outside Louisiana                          0101   Public Utility / OLT              1611     Bulk Petro                                 
0020  EBR Parish – Multi Jurisdiction            0102   Public Utility / STX              1612     Wholesale – Motor Vehicle 
                                                 0103   Public Utility / STX / OLT        1622     Building Materials                         
GROUP (Circle One)                               0200   IPT                               1710     Finance 
0000  Not Assigned                               0201   IPT / STX                         1820     Commissioned Services 
0001  Mall of Louisiana                          0300   HM / Rms                          1822     Real Estate Broker 
0002  Cortana Mall                               0301   HM /Rms/STX                       2010     Investment Banking 
0003  Industrial District                        0302   HM / Rms/STX/OLT                  2020     Itinerant Vendor (Agricultural & Seafood) 
0004  Hammond Aire                               0303   HM / Rms / STX/OLT/ABC            2021     Itinerant Vendor (Parades & Food Vendor) 
0005  Downtown Development                       0304   HM                                2022     Promoter                                   
0008  Perkins Rowe                               0305   HM / STX                          2023     Rolling Vendor 
0009  Towne Center                               0400   Nursing Home / Rms                2060     Special Events 
                                                 0401   Nursing Home / Rms / STX          2070     Museum for Profit / Transient 
                                                 0500   Amusement Only                    2090     Professional  
CATEGORY (Circle One)                            0501   Amusement / STX                   2640     Retail Autos 
0900  Walk-in Registration                       0502   Amusement / STX/ OLT              2710     Contractor 
0901  Mail-in Registration                       0503   Amusement / STX / OLT /ABC        6000     Insurance Company 
0902  Electronic Registration                    0600   STX Only                          7001     Public Utilities-Gross Receipts            
0903  Issue to Post                              0601   STX / OLT                         3000     Veteran Owned Business  
0904  Revenue Inspector                          0602   STX / OLT / ABC                   9999     No Occupational License  
0905  Audit Registration                                                                                                
                                                                                         Account Set Up By:             
                                                                                         Payment Received By:           



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PLEASE CHOOSE A BUSINESS CATEGORY THAT BEST DESCRIBES YOUR BUSINESS ACTIVITY 
 NAIC CATEGORY DESCRIPTION DETAIL DESCRIPTION 
 111000 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing Crop Production 
 112000 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing Animal Production 
 211000 Mining Oil & Gas Production 
 212000 Mining Mining (Except Oil & Gas) 
 221000 Utilities Utilities 
 236000 Construction Construction of Buildings 
 237000 Construction Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 
 238000 Construction Specialty Trade Contractors 
 311000 Manufacturing Food Manufacturing 
 312000 Manufacturing Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing 
 314000 Manufacturing Textile Product Mills 
 322000 Manufacturing Paper Manufacturing 
 324000 Manufacturing Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing 
 325000 Manufacturing Chemical Manufacturing 
 326000 Manufacturing Plastics & Rubber Product Manufacturing 
 339000 Manufacturing Miscellaneous Manufacturing 
 423000 Wholesale Trade Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 
 424000 Wholesale Trade Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 
 441000 Retail Trade Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealer 
 442000 Retail Trade Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores 
 443000 Retail Trade Electronic & Appliance Stores 
 444000 Retail Trade Building Material & Garden Equip/Supplies 
 445000 Retail Trade Food & Beverage 
 446000 Retail Trade Health & Personal Care Stores 
 447000 Retail Trade Gasoline Stations 
 448000 Retail Trade Clothing & Clothing Accessories Stores 
 451000 Retail Trade Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book/Music Stores 
 453000 Retail Trade Miscellaneous Store Retailers 
 454000 Retail Trade Nonstore Retailers 
 481000 Transportation & Warehouse Air Transportation 
482000 Transportation & Warehouse Rail Transportation 
 484000 Transportation & Warehouse Truck Transportation 
 485000 Transportation & Warehouse Transit & Ground Passenger Transportation 
 486000 Transportation & Warehouse Pipeline Transportation 
488000 Transportation & Warehouse Miscellaneous Transportation 
493000 Transportation & Warehouse Warehousing & Storage 
 512000 Information Motion Picture & Sound Recording Industries 
 515000 Information Broadcasting (except internet) 
 517000 Information Telecommunications, Internet Service Providers 
 518000 Information Portals & Data Processing Services 
 521000 Finance &  Insurance Monetary Authorities 
 524000 Finance &  Insurance Insurance Carriers & Related Activities 
 531000 Finance &  Insurance Real Estate 
 532000 Finance &  Insurance Rental & Leasing Services 
 541000 Professional, Scientific & Technology Professional, Scientific & Technology 
 551000 Management of Companies Management of Companies & Enterprises 
 561000 Administrative & Support Services Administrative & Support Services 
611000 Educational Services Educational Services 
 621000 Health Care & Social Assistance Ambulatory Health Care Services 
 622000 Health Care & Social Assistance Hospitals 
 623000 Health Care & Social Assistance Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 
 624000 Health Care & Social Assistance Social Assistance 
711000 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation Performing Arts, Spectator Sports & Related Industries 
 712000 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation Museums, Historical Sites, & Similar Institutions 
 713000 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation Amusement, Gambling & Recreation Industries 
 721000 Accommodation & Food Service Accommodation 
 722000 Accommodation & Food Service Food Services & Drinking Places 
 811000 Other Services Repair & Maintenance 
 812000 Other Services Personal & Laundry Services 
 813000 Other Services Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional & Similar Services 
 815000 Other Services Miscellaneous Other Services 
    



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Department of Finance Revenue Division 
 
 City of Baton Rouge 
 Parish of East Baton Rouge 
 222 St. Louis Street Rm. #404 
 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  70802 
 Office: (225) 389-3084     
  Fax:     (225) 389-5369 
 
Home Based Business Guidelines 
 
In accordance with City-Parish Ordinance 18512, in order to legally operate a business from a residence, the 
following guidelines must be strictly followed: 
 
1. No retail use my be established that could result in customers coming to the property; 
 
2. No signage shall be erected; 
 
3. No person other than a resident of the dwelling shall be employed; 
 
4. Nothing shall be done to make the building appear in any way as anything but a dwelling; and, 
 
5. Only mechanical equipment typically associated with use in a single family dwelling shall be used for the 
business. 
 
 I understand and agree to comply with the above guidelines and all other applicable City-Parish laws and 
 regulations regarding the operation of a business. 
 
 Business Name: ___________________________  Account No: ___________________ 
 
Print Name of Responsible Party   Signature of Responsible Party 



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                                      Department of Finance Revenue Division       
                               
                               City of Baton Rouge 
                               Parish of East Baton Rouge 
                               222 St. Louis Street Rm. #404 
                               Baton Rouge, Louisiana  70802 
                               Office: (225) 389-3084     
                               Fax:     (225) 389-5369 
 
                             Dealer Responsibility to Maintain Updated Contact Information 
 
                            Per Louisiana R.S. 47:337.29(C): Any dealer shall have an obligation to use reasonable means to notify and 

provide a collector with accurate and updated information pertaining to its proper address and the names and contact 

information for those officers or directors, or members or managers having direct control or supervision over its local 

sales and use taxes and those charged with the responsibility of filing a dealer’s sale and use tax return with the 

collector. This obligation shall be continuing and a dealer shall notify the collector of any changes, additions or 

deletions within 30 calendar days of any change. 

                            I understand and agree to comply with the above guidelines and all other applicable City-Parish laws and 

                            regulations regarding the operation of a business. 

                            Business Name: ___________________________  Account No: ___________________ 
 
                            Print Name of Responsible Party                      Signature of Responsible Party 






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