Personal Trainer Permit Requirements in Manchester, 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 — 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 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.

   Official government source

   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. Manchester City Clerk — Business License (activity-specific, not general)

   Manchester does NOT require a general business license for all businesses. The City Clerk's Business Licensing and Enforcement Division licenses only specific activities: food-service establishments, high-impact retail selling tobacco/vape/lottery products, peddlers, hawkers, dealers of junk/secondhand goods, pawnbrokers, hotels/motels/B&Bs, tattoo and body-piercing establishments, farmers markets, taxicab companies/drivers, non-consensual towing companies, employment offices, and circuses/carnivals/fairs/festivals/entertainment venues. Businesses outside these categories are not required to hold this license; call (603) 624-6348 to confirm applicability to your specific business.

   Official government source

   Varies by license type; call (603) 624-6348·1-3 weeks (if applicable)

   Varies by license type; call (603) 624-6348

   1-3 weeks (if applicable)

2. City of Manchester — Zoning Compliance and Certificate of Occupancy

   A personal training business in commercial space in Manchester needs a Certificate of Occupancy from the Planning and Community Development Department's Building Division, which also handles zoning review. If you train clients from home, comply with the home-occupation provisions of the Manchester Zoning Ordinance, ordained December 16, 2025 and effective March 1, 2026; the City publishes no separate Home Occupation Permit.

   Official government source

   Occupancy permits are treated as alterations under the City's Building Fees schedule: a $25 application fee plus 1% of the estimated cost of the work, with a plan review fee of $0.02 per square foot on commercial applications. No home-occupation fee is published·Not published; issued after Building Division review and final inspections

   Occupancy permits are treated as alterations under the City's Building Fees schedule: a $25 application fee plus 1% of the estimated cost of the work, with a plan review fee of $0.02 per square foot on commercial applications. No home-occupation fee is published

   Not published; issued after Building Division review and final inspections

Official Sources

• City of Manchester City Clerk

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