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Wilson County Clerk, Business Tax

In short

Wilson County Clerk, Business Tax issues 3 permits we publish for Wilson County, last verified 2026-10-27. 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
Beer Permit (outside city limits)only if it applies to youWilson County Clerk, Business Tax$250 statutory beer permit application fee, plus a $100 annual local privilege tax due by January 1 and remitted to the county clerk for businesses outside city limitsvalid only for the owner, location and business name on the permit; the $100 privilege tax is annual2026-10-27
County Business License (Standard or Minimal Activity)only if it applies to youWilson County Clerk, Business Tax$15 county license (county-only; $15.59 by credit or debit card and $16.36 online; a city license inside Lebanon, Mt. Juliet or Watertown is separate)standard license: one year, renewed at no additional cost when the state business tax return is filed; minimal activity license: $15 each time it is applied for2026-10-27
Transient Vendor Licenseonly if it applies to youWilson County Clerk, Business Tax$50 per 14-day period, by cashier's check or money order, applied for by mail14 days2026-10-27

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

Beer Permit (outside city limits)

These are statute figures. The Tennessee Department of Revenue's June 2026 Alcohol Tax Manual states that a beer permit carries a $250 application fee 'regardless of jurisdiction' (T.C.A. § 57-5-104) and that permit holders pay a $100 annual local privilege tax, due by January 1, which for a business outside the limits of any city is remitted to the county clerk (T.C.A. § 57-5-104(b)(1)). The manual also states that a beer permit is valid only for the owner, location and name it was issued to, so a change of any of these needs a new permit. The Wilson County Clerk's page on the county website lists 'Beer Permits' among the Clerk's services. This record covers a restaurant, coffee shop or store selling beer in unincorporated Wilson County; a business inside Lebanon, Mt. Juliet or Watertown deals with that city. Contact the County Clerk at 228 E. Main Street, Room 101, Lebanon, 615-444-0314.

County Business License (Standard or Minimal Activity)

As published on the Wilson County Clerk's Business Tax page, a business in Wilson County takes either a minimal activity license (gross receipts of $3,000 to $99,999) or a standard license (larger businesses), and the county license costs $15 paid by cash or check, $15.59 by credit or debit card, or $16.36 online. The Tennessee Department of Revenue's June 2026 Business Tax Manual states that 'Each standard business license is $15', that each license is valid for one year and expires 30 days after the due date of the taxpayer's return, and that filing the return renews the license automatically at no additional cost; for the minimal activity license the manual says the business must pay a $15 fee to each county and, if applicable, city (T.C.A. § 67-4-723(b)(1)). The Clerk's page says a minimal activity license is renewed by phone, by mail or online. The $15 is the county license only: the Clerk's page states that 'if your business is located within Mt. Juliet, Lebanon or Watertown city limits you are required to also get a license with the city your business is located in'. Contact the County Clerk's Business Tax office at 129 S. College St., Lebanon, 615-444-0314 ext. 3.

Transient Vendor License

Per the Wilson County Clerk's form 'Application for Transient Vendor License (New)', the license costs $50.00, payable only by cashier's check or money order, is applied for by mail only to the Clerk at 129 South College Street, Lebanon, and is 'only valid for a 14-day period' (the form cites TCA 67-4-710a2). The Tennessee Department of Revenue's June 2026 Business Tax Manual sets the same fee, $50 for each 14-day period in each county or municipality where the vendor sells, under T.C.A. § 67-4-710(a)(2). A transient vendor brings merchandise into temporary premises to sell to the public, such as a pop-up or seasonal seller. A vendor selling inside Lebanon, Mt. Juliet or Watertown also deals with that city. Contact the County Clerk at 615-444-0314 ext. 3.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Wilson County
Phone
615-444-0314 ext. 3

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. Application for Transient Vendor License (New)Wilson County Clerk · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  2. Business Tax (business license, minimal activity license, fees)Wilson County Clerk · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  3. County ClerkWilson County, Tennessee · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  4. Tennessee Alcohol Tax Manual (June 2026) — beer permit application fee and local privilege taxTennessee Department of Revenue · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
  5. Tennessee Business Tax Manual, June 2026Tennessee Department of Revenue · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03

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