Cleaning Service Permit Requirements in Casper, WY

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. Wyoming Department of Revenue — Sales Tax License

   Required for all businesses selling taxable goods or services in Wyoming. Wyoming charges a 4% state sales tax; counties may add up to 2% and optional resort taxes may apply. Register with the Wyoming Department of Revenue online.

   Official government source

   $60 one-time sales/use tax license fee (W.S. § 39-15-106(a))·Immediate (online)

   $60 one-time sales/use tax license fee (W.S. § 39-15-106(a))

   Immediate (online)

2. Wyoming Workers' Compensation Insurance

   Wyoming is a monopolistic workers'-compensation state: required coverage is obtained through the state fund administered by the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, not from private carriers. All employers doing business in Wyoming (or hiring Wyoming residents) complete the joint DWS business registration, which determines whether coverage is required — the mandate keys off extrahazardous industry classification, not merely having employees.

   Official government source

   Payroll-rate-based premiums via the state fund (varies)·Immediate to 1 week

   Payroll-rate-based premiums via the state fund (varies)

   Immediate to 1 week

1. City of Casper Business/Health License (most businesses exempt)

   Casper does not require a general business license. The city licenses only enumerated business types (junk dealers, pawnshops, itinerant merchants, unsolicited salesmen, secondhand dealers, hotels/rooming houses, buses, taxicabs). However, businesses affecting public health - food service (including catering, food trucks, and bakeries), child day cares, body art/tattoo studios, massage therapy, and lodging - must obtain a City of Casper health license through the City Clerk after Casper-Natrona County Health Department inspection. Most other businesses (salons, trades, professional and personal services) need no city business license.

   Official government source

   $0 for most businesses; city health licenses $25-$100+ per year where required (e.g. restaurants $100 base)·Health licenses issued after inspection and fee payment; not applicable for most businesses

   $0 for most businesses; city health licenses $25-$100+ per year where required (e.g. restaurants $100 base)

   Health licenses issued after inspection and fee payment; not applicable for most businesses

2. Casper Home Occupation Standards / Wyoming Trade Name Registration

   Casper does not require a Home Occupation Permit — home occupations are a permitted use by right in residential districts, subject to standards (resident employees only, max 25% of the dwelling, no outside storage, sign limited to 1 square foot, no nuisance). If you operate the cleaning service under a trade name, register it with the Wyoming Secretary of State — trade names are a state filing in Wyoming, not a county one; registration costs $100 ($50 renewal).

   Official government source

   $0 home occupation; $100 trade name registration with the Wyoming Secretary of State·1–2 weeks

   $0 home occupation; $100 trade name registration with the Wyoming Secretary of State

   1–2 weeks

Official Sources

• City of Casper City Clerk
• Wyoming Department of Revenue — Sales Tax License

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