Fitness Studio Permit Requirements in Concord, NH

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

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

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   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. New Hampshire — No Sales Tax

   New Hampshire has no state sales tax and no local sales taxes, so businesses need no sales tax permit or resale registration for sales tax purposes. Businesses may instead owe the Business Enterprise Tax and the Business Profits Tax, both administered by the NH Department of Revenue Administration; BET paid can be credited against BPT. Restaurants, caterers and lodging operators separately collect the Meals and Rooms (Rentals) Tax and must hold a DRA license for it. Filing and payment are handled through DRA's Granite Tax Connect portal.

   Official government source

   No fee to register for business taxes with DRA. For taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2025, a BET return is due from any enterprise with more than $298,000 in gross receipts or an enterprise value tax base above $298,000; the BET rate is 0.55%·Immediate — registration and filing are done online through Granite Tax Connect

   No fee to register for business taxes with DRA. For taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2025, a BET return is due from any enterprise with more than $298,000 in gross receipts or an enterprise value tax base above $298,000; the BET rate is 0.55%

   Immediate — registration and filing are done online through Granite Tax Connect

2. New Hampshire Health Club Registration (mandatory)

   Any person or entity operating or intending to open a health club in New Hampshire must file a registration statement with the Attorney General's Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau every year and post a surety bond (RSA 358-I:2). This is mandatory for all health clubs, not only those selling multi-month memberships, and 'health club' is defined broadly to include gyms, exercise clubs, health studios, spas, salons and weight control centers. A current registration certificate must be posted conspicuously at the club.

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   $100 registration fee per year, plus a surety bond; failure to file within 90 days of the due date carries a $1,000 administrative assessment·File before opening and re-file annually by the anniversary of the original filing

   $100 registration fee per year, plus a surety bond; failure to file within 90 days of the due date carries a $1,000 administrative assessment

   File before opening and re-file annually by the anniversary of the original filing

1. City of Concord — No General Business License

   Concord does not require a general business license, and the City Clerk does not run a business-licensing program (the Clerk handles dog licensing, vital records and elections). Licensing that does exist is administered by the Code Administration Division's Health and Licensing Services and is limited to specific activities — food service establishments, tattoo parlors and artists, peddlers and vendors, pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers, entertainment and places of amusement, taxicabs, junk dealers, charitable solicitation and special events. Check the City's Permits and Licenses page for what applies to your trade.

   Official government source

   No general business license fee. Activity-specific licenses carry their own fees, most with a $30 non-refundable application fee (for example a food service license is $74 to $534 per year by class, and a tattoo establishment is $158 per year)·Not applicable — there is no general business license to apply for

   No general business license fee. Activity-specific licenses carry their own fees, most with a $30 non-refundable application fee (for example a food service license is $74 to $534 per year by class, and a tattoo establishment is $158 per year)

   Not applicable — there is no general business license to apply for

2. City of Concord — Certificate of Occupancy (Assembly Use)

   Fitness studios must obtain a Certificate of Occupancy with an assembly or fitness use classification from the City of Concord's Code Administration Division; Merrimack County has no building or occupancy role. Fire suppression, emergency exits and occupancy limits are inspected.

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   $50 application fee for the Certificate of Occupancy inspection; life safety site plan review runs $85 to $660 by building size, and fit-up work adds a $30 building permit application fee plus $7.60 per $1,000 of estimated cost·Confirm with Concord Code Administration (603-225-8580)

   $50 application fee for the Certificate of Occupancy inspection; life safety site plan review runs $85 to $660 by building size, and fit-up work adds a $30 building permit application fee plus $7.60 per $1,000 of estimated cost

   Confirm with Concord Code Administration (603-225-8580)

Official Sources

• City of Concord City Clerk
• New Hampshire — No Sales Tax

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