Tarpon Springs 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 (Tarpon Springs / Pinellas County)

1. City of Tarpon Springs Local Business Tax Receipt
   Required before conducting any business in the city. New applications are in person at City Hall only (Building Development); renewals can be paid online.
   ⏰ Renewals due September 30
   Source: City of Tarpon Springs: Business Licenses (Local Business Taxes)
2. Pinellas County: none
   Pinellas County does not issue a county business tax receipt.
   ⏰ N/A
   Source: Pinellas County: Occupational Licenses/Business Tax Receipts