Pinellas Park 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 (Pinellas Park / Pinellas County)

1. City of Pinellas Park Business Tax Receipt + Certificate of Use
   Required for any business in city limits; Certificate of Use issued with it (some exceptions). Apply online; reviewed within 5 business days.
   ⏰ Expires September 30; notices the week of July 1
   Source: City of Pinellas Park: Business Tax Receipt (BTR) Process
2. Pinellas County: none
   Pinellas County does not issue a county business tax receipt.
   ⏰ N/A
   Source: Pinellas County: Occupational Licenses/Business Tax Receipts