Missouri — statewide
Missouri Department of Revenue
In short
Missouri Department of Revenue issues 2 permits we publish for Missouri — statewide, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Sales License | Missouri Department of Revenue | No fee | no expiry — valid until revoked by the director or surrendered when sales stop | 2026-09-04 |
| General Business License — Missouri state positiononly if it applies to you | Missouri Department of Revenue | No fee | set by the city or county | 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
Retail Sales License
No fee, and no renewal cycle either — the statute is explicit that the license is issued at no cost and stays valid until the department revokes it or the holder surrenders it because sales have stopped. The license carries real leverage over local permitting: state law makes a current statement of no tax due a prerequisite for getting or renewing any city or county occupation license tied to retail sales, and revoking the state license automatically voids that local one too. A bond is occasionally required of a licensee who has fallen behind on filing or paying, capped at twice average monthly liability, but is not a routine part of getting the license in the first place.
General Business License — Missouri state position
The revenue department's own registration guidance tells a retailer to 'Obtain or renew your business license with the city/county where your business is located' and requires a statement of no tax due 'to receive or renew any city or county occupation license or any state license required for conducting any business' — so that guidance treats a city or county occupation license as the normal license and a state license only as a residual, activity-specific possibility, and names no general state business license; there is no state fee for one. What the state does require of a retailer is a statement of no tax due, which functions as a prerequisite to getting or renewing that local license in the first place, rather than as a license in its own right.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri — statewide
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
- Website
- dor.mo.gov/business/
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.
- Missouri Department of Revenue — small business registration checklist, distinguishing local business licenses from state tax registrationMissouri Department of Revenue · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
- Missouri Revised Statutes section 144.083 — the retail sales license, issued at no cost and valid until revoked or surrenderedMissouri General Assembly, Office of the Revisor of Statutes · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
Other Missouri statewide offices
- Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Environmental Health Services
- Missouri Division of Professional Registration
- Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood
- Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Bureau, Dealer Licensing Section
- Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors, Division of Professional Registration
- Missouri State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
- Missouri State Highway Patrol, Motor Vehicle Inspection Section
- Missouri Veterinary Medical Board
Missouri jurisdictions
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