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Williamson County

Williamson County Clerk

In short

Williamson County Clerk issues 2 permits we publish for Williamson County, last verified 2026-10-08. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
County Business License (Standard or Minimal Activity)only if it applies to youWilliamson County Clerk$15 county license per location (county-only; a location inside a city that levies the business tax also needs a separate city license)standard license: renewed at no fee when the state business tax return is filed and paid, expiring 30 days after the return due date; minimal activity license: renewed each year for $152026-10-08
County Beer Permit (outside city limits)only if it applies to youWilliamson County Clerk$100 annual beer privilege tax, due January 1 and pro-rated by month for a new permit; a separate non-refundable application fee is paid at filing (contact the County Clerk for the amount)continues until the business ends or changes ownership, location or name; the $100 privilege tax is annual2026-10-08

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

County Business License (Standard or Minimal Activity)

T.C.A. § 67-4-723(a)(1) requires a business license on payment of fifteen dollars ($15.00), with 'a separate license, including payment of the fifteen-dollar fee' for each location. The Tennessee Department of Revenue's Registration and Licensing page (published 30 September 2026) states that 'A separate $15 business license registration fee must be paid to the county and/or municipal clerk for each new business', and the Williamson County Clerk's Licenses & Permits page lists the business license application fee as $15. The county's Business Tax Act License and Tax Report form prints '$15.00 FEE' payable to the Williamson County Clerk. Under § 67-4-723(a)(2) a standard license is renewed at no fee when the business tax return is filed and paid, and under (a)(3) it expires 30 days after the return due date. Per the Department's BUS-13 overview (updated 12 May 2023), a business with more than $3,000 but less than $100,000 in gross receipts needs only a minimal activity license, which costs $15 and must be renewed with the clerk each year for $15. The $15 is the county license only; a business inside a city that levies the business tax also buys that city's license. The Clerk's page lists 'Approval of Codes Department' as a requirement: the city codes department for a location in a city, the County Codes Department for a location in the county. Call the Clerk's business tax line at (615) 790-5732.

County Beer Permit (outside city limits)

A business selling beer in Williamson County outside the limits of any city applies to the Williamson County Beer Board. The County Clerk's Licenses & Permits page states that the application must be 'On file 30 days before Beer Board Meeting', that the Board meets on the 'Last Monday of each month', that the fee is paid at the time the application is filed, and that the permit is 'Issued when approved by Beer Board'. The application form is linked from that page. Under T.C.A. § 57-5-104(b), a permit holder also pays an annual beer privilege tax of $100, due January 1 and pro-rated by month for a new permit, remitted to the county clerk for a business outside city limits. The application fee paid at filing is non-refundable under § 57-5-104(a); call the County Clerk for the current amount before filing. A business inside Brentwood, Fairview, Franklin, Nolensville, Spring Hill or Thompson's Station applies to that city's beer board instead. A coffee shop or food truck that sells beer follows the same process.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Williamson County
Phone
(615) 790-5732 (business tax)

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.

  1. BUS-13 — Business Licenses OverviewTennessee Department of Revenue · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
  2. Business Tax Act License and Tax Report (Local Business Tax Form)Williamson County Clerk · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
  3. County Clerk — Licenses & Permits (beer permits, business license)Williamson County Clerk · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
  4. Tennessee Code § 57-5-104 — Beer permit application fee; privilege taxTennessee General Assembly (text via FindLaw) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
  5. Tennessee Code § 67-4-723 — Business license; feeTennessee General Assembly (text via FindLaw) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
  6. Tennessee Department of Revenue — business tax registration and licensingTennessee Department of Revenue · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
  7. Williamson County Beer Permit ApplicationWilliamson County Beer Board / County Clerk · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08

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