Business License Division Contact Information: Paul Foster, Manager 191 Lawrence Street Marietta, GA 30060-7000 (770) 528-8410 (770) 528-8414 fax businesslicense@cobbcounty.org Please Note: The Business License office accepts payments between 8:00am and 4:30pm (Monday - Friday). The Business License Division is part of Cobb County's Community Development Department. Our main office is located at 191 Lawrence St., Building "E", just one block east of the downtown Marietta Square.

Licensing Information Privilege Licensing Application Forms New Business Listings

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Important Information:

All Cobb County Business Licenses expired on December 31, 2007. Interest will accrue at 1.5% per month beginning February 1, 2008, regardless of receipt of a renewal application. Renewal applications were mailed on October 16, 2007. If you have not received a renewal form for your 2008 Cobb County Business License, please e-mail our office immediately at businesslicense@cobbcounty.org. Please provide your Business License number and gross receipts for 2007 in the e-mail. Due to the fact that 31,000 Cobb County Business Licenses expired on December 31, 2007, and the majority of these businesses mailed in or brought in their renewals within a week of December 31, 2007, there may be a slight delay in receiving your 2008 Cobb County Business License. If you sent in a renewal application within the last three weeks, we cannot confirm receipt of the renewal. We appreciate your patience.

For R.A.S.S. Workshop Applications, please visit our Application Forms page.

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The Business License Division is responsible for the collection of Business License Taxes, Occupation Taxes, Liquor by the Drink Taxes, Alcoholic Beverage Excise Taxes, Hotel/Motel Occupancy Taxes, Financial Institution Taxes, Cable Franchise Fees, and various other business related taxes as outlined in the Cobb County Code of Ordinances.

The Business License Division is also responsible for the issuing of all alcoholic beverage licenses, taxicab / vehicle for hire licenses, and many other specially regulated business licenses.

These include but are not limited to Door-to-Door Sales, Massage Practitioners, Pawnshops, Adult Entertainment, Fortune Tellers, Hypnotists, Palm Readers, and Peddlers.

The Business License Division is dedicated to serving the needs of small businesses as a key source of information concerning various legal requirements and restrictions regarding business practices and governmental support and regulation.

If your business is located within the city limits of one of the following, please contact that municipality to obtain a business license:

City of Acworth

City of Austell

City of Kennesaw

City of Marietta

City of Powder Springs

City of Smyrna

 
To obtain a Cobb County business license application, you can now download one from our Web site. You will need to have the Adobe "Acrobat" reader installed on your computer to view these files.

After completing your application, fax it to (770) 528-8414, and then call our office during our normal hours regarding fee amounts and additional information at (770) 528-8410.

If you would like the general information regarding business licenses and related requirements, please click onto Licensing Information. If you plan to open a business that will provide alcoholic beverage sales and service, please click onto Privilege License Information. The source of this information and the specific requirements are in Section 78 of the The Code of Ordinance of Cobb County for Business License and Occupation Tax & Section 6 of the Cobb County Code for Alcoholic Beverage requirements.

If you would like to speak to our staff, please call our office during normal hours at (770) 528-8410.