Massage Therapy 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.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. New Hampshire OPLC — Massage Therapist License

   Massage therapists in New Hampshire are licensed by the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, advised by the Advisory Board of Massage Therapists under RSA 328-B. The board was originally created within the Department of Health and Human Services and has since transferred to OPLC's Division of Health Professions; there is no independent "Massage Therapists Governing Board" issuing licenses. Applicants must complete massage therapy education and pass a recognized licensing examination such as the MBLEx.

   Official government source

   $121 application fee (renewal and reinstatement are also $121)·No processing time is published by OPLC

   $121 application fee (renewal and reinstatement are also $121)

   No processing time is published by OPLC

2. 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

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 — Zoning Confirmation and Certificate of Occupancy

   A commercial space used as a massage therapy practice needs a Certificate of Occupancy (or Change of Occupancy permit) from Concord's Code Administration Division. Confirm that the location is properly zoned for personal service businesses with the Planning Division, which took over all zoning functions from Code Administration on September 30, 2024 — the City Clerk has no zoning or occupancy role. Applications are filed through the City's Citizen Self Service permit portal.

   Official government source

   $50 application fee for the Certificate of Occupancy inspection request, plus $41.25 for each additional inspection after a first rejection (City of Concord FY27 fee schedule)·No processing time is published by the City

   $50 application fee for the Certificate of Occupancy inspection request, plus $41.25 for each additional inspection after a first rejection (City of Concord FY27 fee schedule)

   No processing time is published by the City

Official Sources

• New Hampshire Massage Therapists Governing Board — License
• City of Concord City Clerk

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