Personal Trainer 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 Does Not License Personal Trainers

   New Hampshire has no state licensing requirement for personal trainers: the profession does not appear among the boards and licensed occupations administered by the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, and RSA Title XXX has no personal trainer chapter. National certifications from bodies such as NASM, ACE, ACSM or NSCA are voluntary credentials that employers, gyms and insurers commonly require.

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   No state fee — there is no license. National certification costs are set by the private certifying bodies·Not applicable — there is no state license to apply for

   No state fee — there is no license. National certification costs are set by the private certifying bodies

   Not applicable — there is no state license 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 — Certificate of Occupancy and Zoning Compliance

   A personal training business in commercial space in Concord needs a Certificate of Occupancy from the Code Administration Division, which handles building permits and inspections. Zoning questions — including whether the use is allowed and any home-occupation limits for training out of a residence — go to the Planning Division, which has held all zoning functions since September 30, 2024. Concord has no separate home occupation permit.

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   $50 application fee for a Certificate of Occupancy inspection; construction or 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) and Planning (603-225-8515)

   $50 application fee for a Certificate of Occupancy inspection; construction or 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) and Planning (603-225-8515)

Official Sources

• City of Concord City Clerk

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