CONDUCTING BUSINESS
Business Licensing
Every business operating in the City of Lacey must be registered with the city. This includes in-home businesses, in-city businesses (owned and operated in the city), out-of-city businesses that have transactions in Lacey, and temporary businesses (fruit stands, tree sales, and car sales). A Business Registration Application 
must be submitted to the Finance Department with the appropriate fees. See New Business Registration pamphlet for more information. The review and approval process requires ten business days. If your business complies with all of the review and certification processes, a registration certificate is issued. Certificates are renewed annually provided Business and Occupation (B&O) taxes are current.
Certain business activities such as daycare services, mechanical music machines, for-hire vehicles, towing services, and pawnbrokers have additional registration requirements. For complete information regarding the business activities that require additional registration requirements, review the Lacey Municipal Code Title 5: Business Licenses, Registration, and Regulations. Contact the Finance Department if your business activity requires additional registration requirements.
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Doing Business with the City
For more information on the City of Lacey's procurement and contracting policies, visit Frequent Questions about Doing Business with the City.
Any person, firm, or corporation conducting business within the City of Lacey is required to collect Washington State sales tax and remit the same to the State of Washington Department of Revenue.
Lacey’s sales tax number is 3402.