Kansas City
City of Kansas City, Business License Division, Revenue Department
In short
City of Kansas City, Business License Division, Revenue Department issues 3 permits we publish for Kansas City, last verified 2026-09-06. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salon/Barbershop City Licensing — Business License Applies (Kansas City)only if it applies to you | City of Kansas City, Business License Division, Revenue Department | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-06 |
| Auto Repair City Licensing — Business License Applies (Kansas City)only if it applies to you | City of Kansas City, Business License Division, Revenue Department | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-06 |
| Business License (RD-105) | City of Kansas City, Business License Division, Revenue Department | Computed from annual gross receipts: (Gross Receipts − Low Limit of the bracket) × Incremental Rate + Base Rate. Retail/Wholesale/Service Table: $25 flat up to $28,000; $25 base + $0.0009 per dollar above $28,000 for $28,001–$55,000; scaling upward through higher brackets. A separate Manufacturer/Construction-Remodeling table uses the same mechanism with different breakpoints. Certain specific business types instead pay a flat RD-103 rate by NAICS/table line rather than this gross-receipts formula. | annual | 2026-09-06 |
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
Salon/Barbershop City Licensing — Business License Applies (Kansas City)
No separate fee applies for a salon: the Revenue Division's Tax Guide for Hair Salons and Barbershops states that hair salons and barbershops 'must be registered and licensed to do business in Kansas City, Missouri', lists the RD-100 registration and the annual RD-105 business license (cost based on gross receipts) as the City's licensing steps, and names no separate salon or barbershop license. The salon also needs the Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners license. Per the same guide, if all stylists or barbers are independent contractors, the operator and each stylist or barber must obtain their own business license, and booth-rental or service money received by the operator counts as the operator's gross receipts.
Auto Repair City Licensing — Business License Applies (Kansas City)
No separate fee applies to plain auto repair: the Regulated Industries Division's Other Licenses and Permits page lists licenses for 'nuisance' businesses as defined by ordinance — among them amusement places, day labor establishments, short-term loan establishments, a Salvage Yard Permit ($100), a Secondary Metal Recycling Permit, Waste Tire Hauler Registration ($25), a Tire Dealer Permit ($250) and a Waste Tire Site Permit ($250) — and names no auto repair or body shop license. A repair shop that sells tires or keeps a salvage yard falls under the matching permit on that page; a plain repair shop needs the standard RD-105 business license and zoning clearance.
Business License (RD-105)
The Revenue Division's guidance states that a new business must first register on Form RD-100 and then file Form RD-105 for its license no more than 60 days after opening in Kansas City, renewing each year by filing RD-105 before March 1, with the cost determined by gross receipts on the RD-105 fee tables. The separate flat-rate RD-103 schedule (for specific activities such as peddlers, handbill distributors or tow trucks) is a separate City document whose line-item amounts are not reproduced here; contact the Business License Division at (816) 513-1120 for those rates.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Kansas City
- Phone
- (816) 513-1120
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 Kansas City — Other Regulated Industries Division Licenses and PermitsCity of Kansas City, Neighborhoods and Housing Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
- City of Kansas City — RD-105 Business License Fee TablesCity of Kansas City, Revenue Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
- City of Kansas City — Tax Guide for Hair Salons and BarbershopsCity of Kansas City, Revenue Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
- KC BizCare — New Business Checklist (2025)City of Kansas City · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
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