Jupiter Cleaning Service License Requirements (2026)

📋 Your checklist

State

1. No Florida state trade license is required for this type of work. You still need the local receipts below.
2. Business name and entity filings (Sunbiz)
   LLCs and corporations file an annual report ($138.75 for an LLC). Using a name other than your legal name? Register it as a fictitious name.
   ⏰ Annual report: May 1 ($400 late fee). Fictitious name: renew every 5 years
   Source: Florida Division of Corporations: File Annual Report · Florida Statutes §865.09 (fictitious name registration)

Local (Jupiter / Palm Beach County)

1. Town of Jupiter Business Tax Receipt: repealed
   Since August 17, 2021 the town no longer issues or renews business tax receipts, and no longer signs off on the zoning section of the county receipt. Town zoning and development rules still apply.
   ⏰ None
   Source: Town of Jupiter: Business Tax Receipts (town BTR repealed)
2. Palm Beach County Business Tax Receipt (verify)
   The town page tells existing businesses to renew with the county by September 30 and new businesses to apply with the Palm Beach County Tax Collector, but its wording is contradictory; confirm with the Tax Collector.
   ⏰ Verify (town page says renew by September 30)
   Source: Town of Jupiter: Business Tax Receipts (town BTR repealed)