Columbus
Columbus Consolidated Government, Finance Department, Revenue Division
In short
Columbus Consolidated Government, Finance Department, Revenue Division issues 2 permits we publish for Columbus, last verified 2026-09-04. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor Licensing — State License Applies under Georgia Code § 43-41-17 (Columbus)only if it applies to you | Columbus Consolidated Government, Finance Department, Revenue Division | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-04 |
| Occupation Tax Certificate | Columbus Consolidated Government, Finance Department, Revenue Division | A $75 administrative fee plus a gross-receipts-based tax at $1 to $6 per $1,000 of receipts, set by an eight-tier profitability class — or a flat $400 a year per licensed practitioner for veterinarians, physicians, lawyers and similarly licensed professionals who elect that option instead, which also waives the $75 administrative fee. | annual — the renewal window runs January 1 through April 1, the due date | 2026-09-04 |
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
Contractor Licensing — State License Applies under Georgia Code § 43-41-17 (Columbus)
No fee, because under Georgia Code § 43-41-17 no municipality or county may require a state-licensed contractor to comply with any additional licensing requirement relative to the construction work the state license covers — Columbus's own business licensing materials reflect exactly that, asking only for a copy of the current state license rather than issuing a separate city credential. A state-licensed contractor still needs the standard occupation tax certificate every business needs, plus a $75-per-unit trade permit for each electrical, plumbing, mechanical or gas installation on a project.
Occupation Tax Certificate
Paying in full by the April 1 due date earns a 2% early-payment discount, and a business owing $40 or more may instead pay quarterly. A late payment draws a 10% penalty plus 1.5% monthly interest. A veterinary practice is one of the professions named as eligible for the flat $400-per-practitioner election.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Columbus
- Phone
- (706) 225-4100
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.
- Columbus Consolidated Government — 2025-2026 occupation tax return instructionsColumbus Consolidated Government · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Georgia Code section 43-41-17 — barring additional local licensing of state-licensed contractorsGeorgia General Assembly, mirrored by FindLaw · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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