Handyman Business 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.

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   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 — No Home Improvement Contractor Registration

   New Hampshire has no statewide home improvement contractor or handyman registration. The Attorney General's Consumer Protection Bureau enforces the Consumer Protection Act (RSA 358-A) and handles complaints, but it does not register or pre-license contractors, and RSA 358-A contains no contractor provisions. Trade-specific state licenses still apply to electrical, plumbing and gas fitting work, and local building permits are required for regulated work. Ordinary business registration with the Secretary of State and general liability insurance remain advisable.

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   No fee — there is no registration to file·Not applicable — there is no registration to apply for

   No fee — there is no registration to file

   Not applicable — there is no registration to apply for

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.

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   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 — Building Permit (for regulated work)

   Certain handyman tasks — electrical, plumbing, mechanical or structural work — require permits from the City of Concord Code Administration Division; Merrimack County has no permitting role. Handymen should not perform work reserved to licensed trades without the appropriate state license from the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification.

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   $30 non-refundable application fee plus $7.60 per $1,000 of estimated cost for building permits; electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits carry their own $30 application fee plus itemized per-device fees·Confirm with the Concord Code Administration Division (603-225-8580)

   $30 non-refundable application fee plus $7.60 per $1,000 of estimated cost for building permits; electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits carry their own $30 application fee plus itemized per-device fees

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

Official Sources

• City of Concord City Clerk
• New Hampshire Contractor Registration — Home Improvement Contractor

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