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Arthur E. Ferdinand
Fulton County Tax Commissioner

Business Occupational Tax/Alcoholic Beverage License

Types of Business Occupational Tax Certificates

Commercial Business
Home-Based Business
Professional Practitioners’ License
Massage Therapy
Taxicab
Door-to-Door Solicitation
Solicitation of Funds and Valuables
Roadside Stands
Pawn Shops
Car Dealership
Loan Broker


For Unincorporated Fulton County, the Business Occupational Tax is based on an administrative fee of $75, a flat rate of $50 for the first $20,000 of gross revenue, and $13 per employee. Gross revenues above $20,000 are taxed using a fee class table based on profitability. The fee class table ranges from $.50 to $2.20 per thousand dollars of gross revenue based on the SIC Code of the business.

Professional Practitioners listed below may select to pay a flat fee of $400 or compute their fee using the Gross Receipts methods and the appropriate class fee.

Applied Psychology Class 6   Law Class 13
Architecture Class 14   Marriage and Family Therapist Class 7
Chiropractor Class 6   Massage and Physiotherapy Class 6
Civil Engineering Class 14   Mechanical Engineering Class 1
Dentistry Class 6   Medicine Class 6
Electrical Engineering Class 14   Optometry Class 6
Embalming Class 10   Osteopathy Class 6
Funeral Director Class 10   Podiatry Class 6
Hydraulic Engineering Class 14   Professional Counselors Class 7
Land Surveying Class 14   Public Accounting Class 14
Landscape Architect Class 8   Veterinary Class 8

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