Knoxville
City of Knoxville Business Tax Office, Department of Finance
In short
City of Knoxville Business Tax Office, Department of Finance issues 2 permits we publish for Knoxville, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Food Unit Permit | City of Knoxville Business Tax Office, Department of Finance | $200 a year; a single-event temporary permit (3 days or fewer) is $75 | annual; non-prorated and non-refundable | 2026-09-05 |
| City Business Tax License | City of Knoxville Business Tax Office, Department of Finance | $15 application fee (Regular or Minimal Activity license) | per the underlying state Business Tax Act cycle | 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
Mobile Food Unit Permit
A city permit layered on top of the Knox County Health Department's own mobile-food health permit — KCHD confirms a health permit is a prerequisite for this city permit. Requires inspection by the Fire Marshal's Office and an electrical inspector (held twice monthly at the Coliseum), a certified 2-A:10-B:C fire extinguisher, and — for units producing grease-laden vapors — a K-Class extinguisher and hood suppression system.
City Business Tax License
A business inside city limits needs both this City of Knoxville license and the separate Knox County Clerk license — each is its own $15 application. This is the city-specific contact and fee; the underlying dual-layer mechanic and the $100,000 gross-receipts Minimal-Activity/Standard threshold are state-set and already recorded at Tennessee's state layer.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Knoxville
- Phone
- (865) 215-2083
- Website
- www.knoxvilletn.gov/
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 Knoxville — Mobile Food Unit FAQs (fire, health, and permit fees)City of Knoxville · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-05
- City of Knoxville Business Tax License ApplicationCity of Knoxville, Department of Finance · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-05
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