Do I need a notary for the Business Tax Certificate Application?

No. The application is signed and dated without a notary. It includes declarations made under penalty of perjury, but identifies no separate notarized attachment.

How do I submit the Business Tax Certificate Application?

The form lists the Administrative Services Department at 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. Check the city website for current contact details.

What information does the application request?

It asks for business location and contact details, ownership information, a business description, and gross receipts and liquor sales. It also asks whether the business will have dancing or a sign.

Does a business tax certificate let me do business?

No. The application states that issuing a business tax certificate does not constitute a permit to do business and that the owner is responsible for complying with applicable laws and regulations.

Pismo Beach, CA · San Luis Obispo County

No notary required

Business Tax Certificate Application

Businesses use this application to provide ownership, location, and gross-receipts information when applying for a Pismo Beach business tax certificate.

What this form is

This application requests a business tax certificate and collects business location and contact details, ownership information, and a description of the business. It also asks for gross receipts and liquor sales, and includes processing fees and renewal information. The form says businesses operating in Pismo Beach need Community Development Department approval, and notes that the certificate is not itself a permit to do business.

Who needs it

Business owners applying for a Pismo Beach business tax certificate need to provide the requested business, ownership, and gross-receipts information.

How to submit it

Submit it to the city department named on the form; check the city website for current contact details. The form lists Administrative Services Department, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449.

About notarization

This application is signed and dated without a notary; its declarations are made under penalty of perjury, but no separate notarized attachment is identified.

How to submit this form

1
Download The Application
Download the Business Tax Certificate Application PDF.
2
Complete The Application
Enter the requested business, ownership, business activity, and gross-receipts information.
3
Gather Any Needed Approvals
The form says Community Development Department approval is required if the business operates in Pismo Beach.
4
Submit To The City
Submit the application to the city department named on the form; check the city website for current contact details.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a notary for the Business Tax Certificate Application?: No. The application is signed and dated without a notary. It includes declarations made under penalty of perjury, but identifies no separate notarized attachment.
How do I submit the Business Tax Certificate Application?: The form lists the Administrative Services Department at 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. Check the city website for current contact details.
What information does the application request?: It asks for business location and contact details, ownership information, a business description, and gross receipts and liquor sales. It also asks whether the business will have dancing or a sign.
Does a business tax certificate let me do business?: No. The application states that issuing a business tax certificate does not constitute a permit to do business and that the owner is responsible for complying with applicable laws and regulations.

Need something notarized?

This Business Tax Certificate Application doesn’t need a notary — but if you have another Pismo Beach form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.