Boston
City of Boston, Office of the City Clerk
In short
City of Boston, Office of the City Clerk issues 1 permit we publish for Boston, last verified 2026-09-05. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Certificate | City of Boston, Office of the City Clerk | $65 filing fee; $100 total if the filer is not a Massachusetts resident | 4 years, renewable | 2026-09-05 |
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
Business Certificate
This is a d/b/a registration, not a general operating license — it does not itself authorize any regulated activity, which still needs its own permit (Common Victualler, Food Service, building, etc.).
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Boston
- Phone
- 617-635-4601
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.
- City of Boston — Business Certificate (d/b/a), M.G.L. chapter 110 section 5City of Boston, Office of the City Clerk · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-05
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