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RDS - Frequently Asked Questions Who Needs aMerchantryLicense? Brochure NewMerchantryLicense Pouring Times_Hours of Operations   The 2019 DeKalb CountyMerchantryLicense Renewal period commences January 1, 2019 Your Renewal Request for Information Forms will be sent to you during the month of December 2018. You may obtain a reprinting of the Renewal Request for Information Form by pursuit the steps below: To renew your DeKalb CountyMerchantryLicense for 2019, you must submit a correctly completed Renewal Request for Information Form, and a completed SAVE affidavit, withal with a Government issued picture identification. These items should be returned to us no later than February 1st to expedite the processing of your billing statement. The renewal deadline is April 15, 2019. If not post marked by April 15, 2019, penalties at 10% and interest at 1% will accrue.Spareitems that must be submitted with the 2019 "Renewal Request for Information Form” are optional depending upon the type of merchantry and are listed as follows: 1.ConstructiveJanuary 2016, all owners of Multifamily Rental Dwellings and/or Multifamily Rental Units within unincorporated parts of the County, that receive income from four or increasingly of such units and meet the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-13-5 for having a location or office within the unincorporated parts of the County, shall submit the required inspection reports and file (simultaneously with their merchantry occupation tax return), a Code Compliance Certificate(s) for inspection of the required percent of units within the owner’s multifamily property and pay the workableLegalisticFee. 2.SuppliesSales Permit (issued by the Department of Agriculture) – a reprinting must be submitted for Convenience stores, Pest Control, Meat and Fish markets, Package Stores (that have prepackaged foods, such as chips) andSuppliesWarehouses (for all businesses that deal in pre-packaged food). 3. CottageSuppliesLicense (issued by the Department of Agriculture) – For all CottageSuppliesBusinesses 4. Department of Community HealthDocument– a reprinting must be submitted for businesses such as PersonalSuperintendencyHomes, Community Living Arrangements and Home Health Care. 5. Bright From The StartDocument– a reprinting must be submitted for all child superintendency businesses. 6. Professional State License – a reprinting must be submitted for all professional businesses such as Accountants, Architects, Attorneys, Barbers, Chiropractors, Cosmetologist, Dentist, Electrical contractors, Embalmers, Engineers, Exterminators, Funeral Directors,UnstipulatedContractors, Heating and Air Conditioning, Land Surveyor, Low Voltage, Massage Therapist, Nurses, Plumbing, Nail Technician, Professional Counselors, Psychologist, Real Estate Brokers, Social Workers, Insurance Agents/ Brokers and Veterinarians. 7. State Shop Licenses – These are issued by the State to the pursuit shops and a reprinting has to be submitted with your renewal: Nail Salons, Barber Shops, Auto Brokers, Used Car Dealers, and Hair/Beauty Salons. 8.SuppliesSales Permit (issued by the Department of Health) – A reprinting must be submitted by all businesses dealing with Hot Food, such as Restaurants, Some Caterers operating within Shared Kitchen. 9. Tourism Permit (issued by the Department of Health) – A reprinting must be submitted by all Motels/Hotels. 10. Station Registration Licenses (issued by the Department of Agriculture) – A reprinting is needed to be submitted by all Gas Stations, and Convenience Stores with Gas. 11. Updated Lease – A recent reprinting of this is needed to be submitted by all Caterers operating within Shared Kitchens. 12. Sanitation Invoice – The most recent reprinting is needed to be submitted by all Commercial Based Businesses, and some Home Based Businesses, such as PersonalSuperintendencyHomes etc. 13. Letter of Entertainment – A reprinting of this must be submitted by all Restaurants and Late Night Establishments whereDrunkardBeverages are sold. 14. Doctor’s Report: A reprinting is needed to be submitted by Massage Therapists and Tattoo Artists. STEP 1.  Please click on one of the links unelevated to obtain the towardly reprinting of the "Renewal Request for Information."  (Please review the respective form for increasingly detailed instructions.) Renewal Request for Information Form 2018 (General)Renewal Request for Information Form 2018 (Professional)Renewal Request for Information Form 2018 (Legal) Please remember to well-constructed the workable E-VERIFY item on the renewal request for information. STEP 2.  For non-U.S. Citizens Only  Please click on the link unelevated to obtain a reprinting of the SAVE Affidavit.TestimonyVerifying Status for County Public BenefitUsing(SAVE)List of eligible government picture identification Private EmployerTestimony  STEP 3.  Submit your Information to DeKalb CountyMerchantryLicense Office. Please well-constructed and submit your renewal request for information, SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement) affidavit, government picture identification and other optional items mentioned whilom to: 1.   FedEx or UPS DeKalb CountyMerchantryandSwigLicensing 330 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. 2nd Floor Decatur, GA 30030 2.   Regular Mail DeKalb CountyMerchantryandSwigLicensing P.O. Box 100020 Decatur, GA 30030 If you want to have the renewal processed in person, please visit the office located at 330 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. – 2nd Floor, Decatur, GA 30030.  Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Renewal request for information forms will not be wonted by fax. An incomplete "Renewal Request for Information" will be returned and will wait processing of your merchantry license. If you have any questions concerning the 2018 merchantry license renewal process, please contact us at (404) 371-2461.   DeKalb CountySwigRenewal Season - 2019 The 2019SwigRenewal Season commences October 1, 2018 and ends December 31, 2018. DeKalb County Code Section 4-52 requires Licensees to submit the renewal using and payment of the license fees by November 30, 2018 for the 2019 year. Renewal applications and payment of the 2019 License fees must be received in our office surpassing 4:00 p.m. local time, or postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service no later than November 30, 2018 to stave towage of a 10% late payment penalty, and 1% interest charge. No renewal of an AlcoholicInstillationLicense shall be wonted without December 31, 2018. Any previously licensed merchantry that fails to renew by December 31, 2018 will be required to reapply as if no previousSwigLicense had been issued. Selling ofDrunkardBeverages on an expired license or without a license subjects the Licensee and merchantry to withholding of a new or renewal license. The Licensee on record with our office must sign and notarize the renewal application. Failure to fully well-constructed theSwigRenewal using will wait processing of your renewal considering incomplete applications will be mailed when to the merchantry operator to be fully completed. In addition, all AlcoholicInstillationselling establishments must have a current 2018 Occupational TaxDocumentprior to the completion of the 2019SwigRenewal and the release of the AlcoholicInstillationLicense. Note, that all Restaurants and Late Night Establishments must submit a reprinting of newly updated and tried Letter of Entertainment withal with theirSwigLicense renewal application. All establishments where Consumption on Premises occur, and liquor is sold must ensure that their monthly RetailSwigExcise Tax is paid up to stage surpassing applying for theirSwigLicense renewal. AlcoholicInstillationLicenses are not transferable, and any transpiration of ownership, not authorized by Code Section 4-53 automatically cancels/revokes the last swig license issued to your business. If changes in Licensee, location, and/or ownership have occurred, please contact our office via the addresses and phone numbers referenced below. If there were no ownership or Licensee changes, please fully well-constructed the renewal using to include requested corporate data as is current, and mail it when to us with a Cashier's Check or Money Order for the word-for-word value due. Sunday SalesUsing- A Sunday Sales using is to be used as a worksheet to summate and report the percentage of supplies and instillation service for the last twelve months by the establishment and is derived from the sales of supplies and supplies products. This worksheet is to be used by Consumption-on-Premise establishments only. Sunday sales are of no forfeit to Retail establishments (Convenience stores, and Package stores). The pursuit documents are needed to be submitted slantingly yourSwigLicense Renewal Application: Station RegistrationDocument– Convenience Stores with Gas.SuppliesSales Permit – Convenience Stores, Package Stores and Restaurants. STEP 1. DeKalb CountySwigLicense Renewal - The swig license renewal is to be used to make your 2019 alcohol license selections. Please click on the link unelevated to obtain a reprinting of the DeKalb County swig license renewal form. DeKalb CountySwigLicense Renewal Sunday Sales Application - A Sunday sales using is to be used as a worksheet to summate and report the percentage of supplies and instillation service for the last twelve months is derived from the sales of supplies and supplies products.  This worksheet is to be used by consumption-on-premises establishments only.  Sunday sales are of no forfeit to retail establishments (convenience stores, packages stores, etc.). Please click on the link unelevated to obtain a reprinting of the Sunday sales using (if applicable). Sunday SalesUsingSTEP 2. Please well-constructed and submit your DeKalb County swig license renewal and Sunday sales using (if applicable) to: 1.   FedEx or UPS DeKalb CountyMerchantryandSwigLicensing 330 West Ponce de Leon Ave., 2nd Floor Decatur, GA 30030 2.   Regular Mail DeKalb CountyMerchantryandSwigLicensing P.O. Box 100020 Decatur, GA 30030   Hours of Operation The Hours of Operation forMerchantryandSwigLicensing is 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, (holidays excluded). The hours of operation is consistent with hours for the Building Services Division and the Land Development Division.  These hours ensures that staff have ample time to provide spanking-new consumer service, wordplay all inquiries and repond to all service requests in a timely manner, as well as well-constructed required staff training. This information is provided as a public service to squire those persons interested in establishing and conducting a merchantry in unincorporated DeKalb County. It is not deemed to be all-inclusive. Any error or omissions herein will not relieve the merchantry owner of responsibility, obligation or liability in fulfilling all legal requirements. The information on the website is the unstipulated information that applies to all merchantry and some that applies to only specific activities. You will moreover find a directory of governmental and non-governmental agencies that you may be required to comply with, or who can offer spare merchantry assistance. Authority To License The State of Georgia permits counties to license for both revenue and regulation (Official Code of Georgia, Chapter 13 of Title 48). Municipalities and some counties license merchantry for revenue to broaden the tax wiring considering a merchantry uses, or causes to be used, increasingly municipal services than a residence. County Code Sec 15-28 states that anyone who carries on a merchantry or profession without procuring the license is guilty of a misdemeanor. DeKalb County’s merchantry tax ordinance is detailed in Chapter 15 of the DeKalb County Code. When the merchantry tax is paid, a merchantry license document is issued. This is wontedly tabbed a merchantry license and the terms “business license,” “business certificate” and “business regulation” are used interchangeably. If you have any questions concerning your registration or other requirements, our staff members will gladly squire you. Who Needs AMerchantryLicense? Generally A separate license/certificate is required for each workshop or separate location of business. Any person, including but not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation or limited liability company, who wishes to self-mastery any merchantry within Unincorporated DeKalb County either directly or indirectly, must secure a merchantry license. County law states that no person shall engage in merchantry or transact and siphon on a merchantry activity, show, or exhibition, without complying with any and all workable provisions of Chapter 15 of the County Code. All businesses require our Zoning Department’s approval, while regulated businesses require some spare approvals prior to obtaining the merchantry license. Home-BasedMerchantryA Home-Based merchantry is unliable if it merely serves as the wiring of operations and the worriedness does not create any traffic or noise, does not involve customers at the home, and there are no identifying signs. The use of residential property for merchantry purposes requires the completion of our Home Occupation Supplemental Registration Form (HOP). For information or questions regarding Home-BasedMerchantryand Zoning, please contact the Planning and Sustainability Department at (404) 371-4915. Owners of Residential or Commercial Property Owners of residential and/or commercial rental properties must have a merchantry license.Self-sustainingContractorsSelf-sustainingcontractors are in merchantry for themselves and must obtain a merchantry license prior to commencing work. Generally, if payroll taxes are not deducted from your pay, you are an self-sustaining contractor.MerchantryBasics For the NewMerchantryOwner Planning/Zoning and Sign Approvals The Zoning Department reviews all new applications and changes of addresses to ensure compliance with zoning regulations for that merchantry location. They must legitimatize the merchantry worriedness to be conducted at that location prior to issuance of aMerchantryand Occupational Tax Certificate. Signs are strictly regulated. For information well-nigh zoning and signs, contact the Planning and Sustainability Department at (404) 371-4915. Trade Names/DoingMerchantryAs (TN/DBA) Anyone using a trade name (also referred to as a DBA or “doing merchantry as”) must record the name with the Clerk of Superior Court. Trade names are a separate legal requirement, and are not merchantry licenses. For information well-nigh trade names contact the section at (404) 371-2836. Ownership TypesMerchantryownership is classified into one of the pursuit types of ownership entities (legal merchantry structures): Sole proprietor, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation. To determine which type of organization weightier suits your needs, contact your legal or tax professional. Information is moreover misogynist through the SmallMerchantryAdministration. How To Obtain AMerchantryLicense Obtaining theUsingThe initial steps to register a merchantry uncork in theMerchantryRegistration Office on the second  floor of the Clark Harrison Building at 330 West Ponce de Leon Ave. The licensing process begins with the submission of the DeKalb CountyMerchantryRegistration Application. Applications may be obtained via this link, or in person at the office. Completing theUsingRead theMerchantryRegistrationUsingthoroughly and well-constructed all sections that apply. Every using must contain at least the following:Merchantryname Type or line of merchantry to be conducted.Merchantrylocation. Contact phone number(s). Number of employees.Reprintingof document of incorporation and listing of owners or corporate officers.Towardlytax payment. A valid signature. Government issued photographic identification (driver license). Notary certification signature and stamp. *Post office boxes and mail handling facilities can be used for the mailing address, but cannot be used for a merchantry location. The applicant’s residence write must be used if there is no other place of business. If increasingly than one person is an owner, all owners must be listed. In the specimen of a corporation, all corporate officers must be listed. Sanitation Requirements Home-Based Businesses Commercial Businesses Please undeniability (404) 294-2900 or (404) 294-2903 for questions pertaining to sanitation requirements for businesses. Other Regulated BusinessesSparedocumentation may be required  if you wish to operate a merchantry in any of thefollowing categories. All merchantry types listed will require spare review, clearance or a permit. Businesses are subject to review and clearance by any or all of the following:MerchantryLicensing, County Board of Commissioners, Fire Department, Planning and Zoning and/or Police Department. Certain merchantry will moreover be required to submit to Law Department review.DrunkardBeverages TheMerchantryLicensing Section processes all drunkard instillation licenses and yearly renewals. In wing to zoning clearance and other requirements, swig related merchantry must have a merchantry license. The applicant/licensee and all owners with a share of ten percent (10%) or increasingly must pass a preliminaries investigation as conducted by the DeKalb County Police Services Department. All information must be provided in duplicate. Other documentation required includes: 1) driver’s license, 2) lineage document or naturalization certificate, and 3) two original pictures. Public Safety and the Finance Department enforce the swig rules and regulation, and the Regulatory Enforcement Unit issues permits for employees to work in swig related businesses. Regulatory Enforcement may be reached at (404) 297-3934. If your merchantry plans to sell or serve drunkard beverages, please contact the section manager at (404) 371-2461. Adult Establishment License In wing to zoning clearance requirements, all applications for sexually oriented businesses, as specified by DeKalb County Code, will be reviewed by the merchantry license manager. For spare information, please contact the section manager at (404) 371-2461. Directory DeKalb County, Georgia Website Address:  http://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/    UnstipulatedInformation Line (404) 371-2000 Board of Commissioners (404) 371-2886 Code Enforcement (404) 417-1240 Contract & Compliance (404) 371-4795 ChildSuperintendencyPermits (404) 371-4915 Fire Department (404) 294-2348 Gun Permit (404) 371-4962 Planning & Sustainability Department (404) 371-2155 Property Tax (404) 298-4000 Regulatory Enforcement (404) 297-3934 Sanitation Service (404) 294-2900 Water Department (404) 378-4475 Completed applications should be delivered or mailed to our mailing address. The using becomes constructive when all necessary approvals have been received. TheMerchantryLicenseDocumentwill be mailed normally within two weeks.  MerchantryCategories All merchantry and/or merchantry activities will be categorized into one of the following:     A. CommercialMerchantryGenerally includes all businesses located within the county (i.e. shops, restaurants, offices, hotels, etc.) and some located out of county conducting merchantry with the county.Moreoverincludes commercial and residential rental/lease property. B. Building Contractors Engineers,Unstipulatedand Specialty C. Contract Employees Those persons not specifically considered employees under state and/or federal regulations. D. Home Occupations Includes all home-based businesses and home offices. E.WordageVehicles All commercial wordage vehicles require a merchantry license. F. Miscellaneous Includes all merchantry worriedness not categorized above. Tax RatesMerchantryLicense taxes consist of four parts (1) a $75.00 non-refundable legalistic fee, (2) an per worker employee fee, (3) a $50.00 minimum unappetizing tax, and (4) a gross receipt tax based on an unscientific gross receipts figure. Listed unelevated are unstipulated merchantry license fees only. These fees will not necessarily wield to all merchantry types. Additionally, there may moreover be other permit, inspection or preliminaries fees depending on your merchantry activity. The business’ tax matriculation is based on the North American IndustryNomenclatureSystem (NAICS). ContactMerchantryLicensing at (404) 371-2461 to obtain your proper classification.Merchantry& Occupational Tax Rates Tax ClassLegalisticFee Employee Fee Gross Receipts Tax - Minimum Rate Per Dollar Gross Receipts Class1 $75.00 $4.00 $50.00 0.000300 Class2 $75.00 $6.00 $50.00 0.000500 Class3 $75.00 $8.00 $50.00 0.000700 Class4 $75.00 $10.00 $50.00 0.000900 Class5 $75.00 $12.00 $50.00 0.001100 Class6 $75.00 $14.00 $50.00 0.001300 Important Information AboutMerchantryLicensesTranspirationofMerchantryActivity,MerchantryLocation or Ownership AMerchantryLicenseDocumentis not transferable. The document is terminated when merchantry ownership changes. It moreover becomes inactive when a merchantry changes location. Changes in merchantry activity/description require zoning approval. Advise theMerchantryLicense Office immediately of any changes to your merchantry registration application, expressly if the merchantry has ceased to operate. Posting ofMerchantryLicenseDocumentAllMerchantryLicense Certificates must be displayed on the premises of the place of business. It must be posted in a conspicuous place and unshut to public viewing.MerchantryTax is Payable in Advance Payment must be made on or surpassing prelude of merchantry activity. Payment is for the privilege of conducting merchantry in the periods ahead. Applicants shall provide an estimate of their gross receipts and number of employees for the rest of the year. The estimate will be reverted to very figures when renewed for the pursuit year.MerchantryLicense Renewals Once your merchantry has obtained aMerchantryLicense Certificate, a courtesy “Request for Information Form” renewal notice will automatically be mailed to you at the end of each year. Request for Information Forms should be completed and returned prior to February 1st of each year. The Request for Information Form enables us to compare estimates with very figures, and results in the generation of the "Occupational Tax Billing Statement." If you do not receive a renewal notice, please contactMerchantryLicensing. Failure to receive a renewal notice does not relieve the merchantry ownership of responsibility to renew the merchantry registration. Occupational TaxDocumentrenewal payments are due by April 15 of each year and the tax must be paid by April 30 to stave late penalties of 10 percent and interest of one percent.MerchantryLicense Refunds All merchantry license refunds must be requested in writing. The legalistic fee will not be refunded except in cases whereas the using and taxes were submitted outside of the towardly county or municipality. A refund request may not be tried in cases whereas the merchantry has moved to flipside municipality and notification to our office was not provided in a timely manner (60 days), unless verification is provided to us which shows that the merchantry has obtained a merchantry license from the municipality in which they have relocated. Regulated Businesses and Privilege LicensesDrunkardBeverages TheMerchantryLicensing Section processes all drunkard instillation licenses and yearly renewals. In wing to zoning clearance and other requirements, swig related merchantry must have a merchantry license. The applicant/licensee and all owners with a share of ten percent (10%) or increasingly must pass a preliminaries investigation as conducted by the DeKalb County Police Services Department. All information must be provided in duplicate. Other documentation required includes: 1) driver’s license, 2) lineage document or naturalization certificate, and 3) two original pictures. Public Safety and the Finance Department enforce the swig rules and regulation, and the Regulatory Enforcement Unit issues permits for employees to work in swig related businesses. Regulatory Enforcement may be reached at (404) 297-3934. If your merchantry plans to sell or serve drunkard beverages, please contact the section manager at (404) 371-2461. Adult Establishment License In wing to zoning clearance requirements, all applications for sexually oriented businesses, as specified by DeKalb County Code, will be reviewed by the merchantry license manager. For spare information, please contact the section manager at (404) 371-2461. Directory DeKalb County, Georgia Website Address:  http://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/UnstipulatedInformation Line (404) 371-2000 Board of Commissioners (404) 371-2886 Code Enforcement (404) 417-1240 Contract & Compliance (404) 371-4795 ChildSuperintendencyPermits (404) 371-4915 Fire Department (404) 294-2348 Gun Permit (404) 371-4962 Planning & Sustainability Department (404) 371-2155 Property Tax (404) 298-4000 Regulatory Enforcement (404) 297-3934 Sanitation Service (404) 294-2890 Water Department (404) 378-4475 77028 reads Planning And Sustainability e-PermittingHow To Guides Training ServicesCode Compliance Complaint System Current PlanningOverlay DistrictsCompatible Use Overlay Districts Long Range PlanningTransportation PlanningYearlyDevelopmentWorriednessReport Livable Centers Initiatives (LCI’s) Small Area Plans and Studies Demographics & Maps Historic PreservationHP Process Historic Property Qualifications Historic Preservation CommissionMerchantryLicense Planning & ZoningComprehensive Plan Zoning CodeZoning Code Ordinance – Full Ordinance Zoning Code Articles SLUP 6 Development ServicesDevelopment Manual GIS Tools Engineering Services New Fee Schedule Solar Permitting for Homeowners and Businesses Economic Development Incentives Forms and Checklists Expedited PlansApproved Peer Reviewers Peer Review Process Peer Reviewer Materials Peer Review Checklists Peer Reviewer Forms Agenda/NewsBond and Escrow Ordinance Blight Strategy for DeKalb CountyMerchantryLicense Ordinance Chapter 15 (Final Clean Copy)MerchantryLicense Supporting Documents International Property Maintenance Code Issued Building Permits Newsletter Permitting Improvement Project Public Hearing Agendas & Info Residential Infill Overlay Districts Department Contact Check Permit Status Matrix Study - Permitting Process Evaluation Event Calendar Find Events New to DeKalb? 311CCC@dekalbcountyga.gov 404-371-2000 1300 Commerce Drive Decatur, GA 30030 Looking for something? 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