Do I need a license to do business in St. Johns County? 

• 23 February 2024

St. Johns County requires all businesses to have a business tax receipt through the St. Johns County Tax Collector Office.

The first step to obtaining a business tax receipt is to get zoning approval for your business location. If your business is located within St. Johns County and not within the City of St. Augustine or City of St. Augustine Beach, then you will need to get zoning approval through the St. Johns County Planning and Zoning Division. Information and the application can be found by clicking the following button. If your business is a home office, then only page one of the application will need to be completed.

For the zoning approval, there is a $22 application fee. You will need to have your signature on the application notarized if not signed in front of County staff. If you’re submitting the application electronically, then you will need to send a copy of your driver’s license for verification. If you are operating your business out of a home office and live within a homeowners association, then you will need to include a signed affidavit for certificate for a home-based business with the zoning application. See below for additional information if your business is located within the City of St. Augustine or City of St. Augustine Beach. To submit the application in person, the Planning and Zoning Office is located at 4040 Lewis Speedway in St. Augustine. To submit the application electronically, email plandept@sjcfl.us.

Once the application has been submitted and approved through St. Johns County Planning and Zoning, then the approved zoning application will need to be taken to the St. Johns County Tax Collector Office along with the completed business tax receipt application, which can be found by clicking the following button.

To submit the business tax receipt application in person, visit a Tax Collector Office location, which can be found by clicking the following button.

Business tax receipts through St. Johns County range in cost, depending on the business service, from $18 to $30. Also, state licensed professionals will need to provide a copy of their current State of Florida license when obtaining a business tax receipt. Businesses in sales will have to provide a sales tax number.

If your business is located within the City of St. Augustine or City of St. Augustine Beach, then zoning approval and a business tax receipt will need to be obtained from those offices. For more information, call 904-825-1065 for the City of St. Augustine or 904-471-2122 for the City of St. Augustine Beach. Once you have received zoning approval and a business tax receipt through either city, then the business tax receipt can be taken to the St. Johns County Tax Collector’s Office to also obtain a business tax receipt through the county.

For additional information about business tax receipts, call the St. Johns County Tax Collector Office at 904-209-2250 or click on the following button.