Fitness Studio Permit Requirements in Boise, ID

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Idaho State Tax Commission — Sales Tax Permit

   Required for all businesses selling taxable goods or services in Idaho. Idaho charges a 6% state sales tax. Some cities have local option taxes. Register with the Idaho State Tax Commission online.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online via TAP)

   Free

   Immediate (online via TAP)

2. No Idaho Health Club Registration Requirement

   Idaho has no health club, health spa, or health studio contract registration law — unlike California, Illinois, or New York, there is nothing to file with the Attorney General before selling multi-month memberships. Fitness studios are subject only to the general Idaho Consumer Protection Act (Idaho Code Title 48, Chapter 6), which bars unfair or deceptive practices, and to ordinary contract law. Write clear membership terms and cancellation policies, but no separate registration or bond applies.

   Official government source

   $0 — no such registration exists in Idaho·N/A — nothing to file

   $0 — no such registration exists in Idaho

   N/A — nothing to file

1. City of Boise — No General Business License

   Boise does not require a general/blanket business license. Businesses must instead comply with zoning, required building/health permits, and any applicable activity-specific city license (Animal, Food & Alcohol Beverage, Security Services, Vehicle Licensing). Most professional/personal-service businesses fall under none of these categories and need no city business license — verify your specific business's obligations with the City Clerk's Licensing page.

   Official government source

   N/A — no general business license exists·N/A

   N/A — no general business license exists

   N/A

2. City of Boise Certificate of Occupancy — Assembly Use

   A fitness studio needs a Certificate of Occupancy classifying the space for assembly or fitness use, issued by Boise Planning & Development Services. Fire suppression, alarms, emergency exits, and posted occupant load are reviewed by Boise Fire as part of the process. If the space needs no construction beyond minor trade work, PDS does a plan review and inspection and issues the CO directly; otherwise the CO comes at final inspection of the tenant-improvement building permit.

   Official government source

   $175 flat where plan review and inspection establish a CO with no construction. With tenant improvements, the fee follows Boise's valuation table instead (for example $362.80 on a $25,000 job) plus commercial plan review at 65% of the permit fee.·2–6 weeks, driven mainly by plan review and inspection scheduling.

   $175 flat where plan review and inspection establish a CO with no construction. With tenant improvements, the fee follows Boise's valuation table instead (for example $362.80 on a $25,000 job) plus commercial plan review at 65% of the permit fee.

   2–6 weeks, driven mainly by plan review and inspection scheduling.

Official Sources

• City of Boise Planning and Development Services
• Idaho State Tax Commission — Sales Tax Permit

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