Seminole 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 (Seminole / Pinellas County)

1. City of Seminole Local Business Tax Receipt
   Required for any business in city limits (tax district code SM); issued by the Building Division. Transfers need the current receipt.
   ⏰ Due by September 30 each year (state law)
   Source: City of Seminole: Business Tax Receipt · Florida Statutes §205.053 (business tax due dates and penalties)
2. Pinellas County: none
   Pinellas County does not issue a county business tax receipt.
   ⏰ N/A
   Source: Pinellas County: Occupational Licenses/Business Tax Receipts