Cleaning Service Permit Requirements in Nampa, 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. Idaho Workers' Compensation Insurance

   Idaho's Workers' Compensation Law (Idaho Code Title 72) requires nearly every employer with one or more employees — full-time, part-time, seasonal, or casual — to carry workers' compensation coverage, and the Industrial Commission's Employer Compliance Division enforces it. For a cleaning service this matters more than most: crews work in clients' homes and businesses and injury exposure is real. A sole proprietor with no employees is generally exempt under the Idaho Code 72-212 exclusions, but hiring even one helper triggers the requirement, and misclassifying a worker as an independent contractor does not avoid it. Coverage can be bought from a private carrier or the Idaho State Insurance Fund.

   Official government source

   Varies with payroll and classification code — commonly $500–$2,000 a year for a small cleaning crew. Rates for janitorial classifications run higher than office work.·A policy can usually be bound within a week; coverage must be in place before the first employee starts.

   Varies with payroll and classification code — commonly $500–$2,000 a year for a small cleaning crew. Rates for janitorial classifications run higher than office work.

   A policy can usually be bound within a week; coverage must be in place before the first employee starts.

1. No Nampa General Business License

   Nampa does not issue a general business license. The City Clerk licenses only specific regulated categories: alcohol and alcohol catering, amusement operators, animal/dog licences, concessions, massage establishments, motor escort services, pawnbrokers, peddlers and solicitors, private security/private investigators/alarm installers, special events, tree removal and pruning, and used precious-metal and jewelry dealers. Businesses outside those categories — contractors, salons, tutoring, real estate, insurance, notaries, pet services, auto repair, photography, cleaning, and the like — need no city business license. Zoning approval, a Certificate of Occupancy, and an In-Home Business registration for home-based operations may still apply.

   Official government source

   $0 — no general business license exists. Category-specific fees apply only to the licences listed above.·N/A for most businesses — nothing to apply for

   $0 — no general business license exists. Category-specific fees apply only to the licences listed above.

   N/A for most businesses — nothing to apply for

2. Nampa In-Home Business Registration and Idaho Assumed Business Name

   Two separate filings. If you run a cleaning service from a Nampa residence, file an In-Home Business registration with the city's Development Services / Planning & Zoning department; Nampa Zoning Code 10-1-10 sets the home occupation standards, and uses that exceed them need a conditional use permit. If you trade under a name other than your own or your entity's registered name, file a Certificate of Assumed Business Name with the Idaho Secretary of State — a statewide filing. Canyon County Clerk does not accept DBA filings.

   Official government source

   $100 one-time In-Home Business registration, plus $25 for the Idaho Assumed Business Name filed online through SOSBiz ($45 by paper, including the $20 manual processing fee).·The SOS filing is effective immediately online; the In-Home Business registration is an administrative review of about two weeks.

   $100 one-time In-Home Business registration, plus $25 for the Idaho Assumed Business Name filed online through SOSBiz ($45 by paper, including the $20 manual processing fee).

   The SOS filing is effective immediately online; the In-Home Business registration is an administrative review of about two weeks.

Official Sources

• City of Nampa City Clerk
• Idaho State Tax Commission — Sales Tax Permit

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