Atlanta
City of Atlanta Department of Finance, Office of Revenue
In short
City of Atlanta Department of Finance, Office of Revenue issues 2 permits we publish for Atlanta, last verified 2026-10-09. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation Tax Certificate | City of Atlanta Department of Finance, Office of Revenue | A flat $50 tax on the first $10,000 of gross receipts, plus a rate set by business classification on receipts above that, plus $25 per employee beyond the first (which is exempt), plus a $191 annual registration fee for the current tax year, plus a $50 zoning review fee on new applications or location changes. | annual — must be renewed by February 15 | 2026-09-04 |
| Public Right-of-Way Food Truck Vendor Permitonly if it applies to you | City of Atlanta Department of Finance, Office of Revenue | $425 a year — $75 annual vendor permit fee plus the $350 annual electronic reservation fee for designated food truck areas | one year; renew on or before March 1 | 2026-10-09 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Occupation Tax Certificate
The $191 registration fee is a recent increase — the city charged $75 for tax year 2025 and prior. Missing the February 15 renewal deadline draws a flat $500 penalty, and unpaid balances accrue 1.5% monthly interest after April 1, plus a further 10% penalty after June 30.
Public Right-of-Way Food Truck Vendor Permit
Applies to a food truck vending in the City's designated food truck areas on public streets. City Code Sec. 30-1426(a): 'No public property vending shall occur without a permit'. Applications are filed with the Office of Revenue (Sec. 30-1428), and food truck applicants do not take part in the cart lottery. Sec. 30-1430(b) (Ord. 2021-06): 'The annual permit fee for all valid vendor permits shall be $75.00.' Sec. 30-1438(f) (Ord. 2021-18, 4-28-21): 'The annual electronic reservation fee for a public right of way food truck vendor shall be $350.00', and food trucks must reserve through that system to operate in a designated area. The City's vending program page says prepared-food vendors need Fulton or DeKalb County health approval first.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Atlanta
- Phone
- (404) 546-0311
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Atlanta City Code Ch. 30 Art. XXIII, vending in the public right-of-way (Secs. 30-1426 to 30-1438)City of Atlanta / Municode · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
- City of Atlanta — occupation tax certificate, flat tax, per-employee fee and annual registration feeCity of Atlanta Office of Revenue · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- City of Atlanta — Vending Program (public right-of-way carts, food trucks, private property)City of Atlanta Department of City Planning · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
Other offices serving Atlanta
- Atlanta Police Department, License and Permits Unit
- City of Atlanta Department of City Planning (Office of Buildings; vending program)
- Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, Office of the Fire Marshal
- Atlanta Department of Transportation
- City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, Grease Management Program
- DeKalb Public Health, Environmental Health Division
- Fulton County Board of Health, Environmental Health Services
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