Pet Sitting Business 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

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 City Clerk — Group (Kennel) License under RSA 466:6

   There is no Hillsborough County animal services department — New Hampshire counties have no animal-control or licensing function. If you keep or board five or more dogs at a residence or facility in Manchester, RSA 466:6 requires an annual group license from the Manchester City Clerk, obtained by April 30 each year, and no town clerk may refuse it to an owner who has met the requirements. A separate commercial kennel license under RSA 466:4, III applies only if you actually operate a commercial kennel as defined there.

   Official government source

   $20 per year for the RSA 466:6 group license, of which $2 goes to the state companion animal neutering fund; no fee is charged for dogs under three months old·Issued by the City Clerk on application; no processing time is published

   $20 per year for the RSA 466:6 group license, of which $2 goes to the state companion animal neutering fund; no fee is charged for dogs under three months old

   Issued by the City Clerk on application; no processing time is published

Official Sources

• City of Manchester City Clerk
• Hillsborough County Animal Services

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