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Starting a business in Casa Grande, Arizona

Casa Grande requires a business license (Business Transaction License, $70 for 12 months) for each business location, and home-based businesses also need a Home Occupation Permit. Taxable businesses add Casa Grande (code CG) to their ADOR TPT license. Food businesses are permitted by Pinal County Environmental Health, and each food truck needs its own city business tax receipt.

Every item checked November 5, 2026 against the linked official source. Fees are shown only where an official source documents them, and they’re paid directly to the agency listed — FirstBizGuide isn’t a government agency and doesn’t charge fees or file applications. Not legal advice.

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  • Register your business

    • Articles of Organization for an LLC: $50 regular or $85 expedited. Reserving a name first is optional ($10, or $45 expedited). Unless your statutory agent's street address is in Maricopa or Pima County, a notice of the filing must be published in a newspaper after approval. [source]

      • LLC Articles of Organization (regular): $50 [source]

      Agency: Arizona Corporation Commission

    • Optional. It records a business name publicly but does not give exclusive rights to it. Lasts 5 years; renew within the 6 months before it expires. [source]

      Agency: Arizona Secretary of State

    • The IRS issues EINs free. Sites that charge for this are third parties. [source]

      Agency: Internal Revenue Service

  • State and city tax licenses

    • Apply on AZTaxes.gov; the license number is issued the same day and the certificate is mailed in about 7–10 business days. Your city's tax license is handled through the same ADOR application. Exempt handymen generally don't need one. [source]

      Agency: Arizona Department of Revenue

    • The City doesn't collect TPT itself; register and file through ADOR at AZTaxes.gov. ADOR's Casa Grande profile lists a $2.00 license fee and a $0.00 renewal fee. Rates: retail sales 2.00% (with 1.50% on the portion of a single item over $5,000), retail food for home consumption 2.00%, communications and utilities 2.00%; restaurants and bars, hotels, amusements, commercial rental, rental of tangible personal property and most other classifications 1.80%; contracting 4.00% (effective August 1, 2006); additional hotel/motel tax 5.00% (effective December 1, 2022). Casa Grande has no city use tax. (The city's business license fee schedule separately lists a $12 Arizona TPT license fee paid to ADOR.) [source] [source] [source]

      • Casa Grande city tax license (via ADOR; renewal $0): $2 [source]

      Agency: Arizona Department of Revenue / City of Casa Grande

  • If you hire employees

    • Also required: workers' compensation insurance (paid entirely by the employer), reporting each new or rehired employee within 20 days, and E-Verify for all new employees. [source]

      Agency: ADOR and Arizona DES

  • Industry licenses

    • Generally required for construction work of $1,000 or more in labor and materials, or whenever a building permit is needed. Work under the exemption must be advertised as "not a licensed contractor." Lawn, garden, shrub and tree maintenance only is exempt. [source]

      Agency: Arizona Registrar of Contractors

  • Food businesses

    • Created by HB 2371 (2018): valid statewide, a separate license for each unit, renewed yearly; employees need food handler cards. Confirm current statute text, which may have been amended. [source]

      Agency: County health department

    • Pinal County Environmental Health Services permits food establishments. Get the permit application and plan review packet, submit plans and meet with Environmental Health; plan review and operating permit fees are paid at submittal. Plans must be at least 8.5 x 11 inches at a minimum 1/4 inch = 1 foot scale (or fully dimensioned) and include a site plan, proposed menu, seating capacity, projected daily meal volume, equipment schedule with make and model (commercial-grade, NSF or equivalent), plumbing schedule (sinks, grease interceptors, backflow devices, hot water capacity), finish, lighting and ventilation schedules, water and sewage disposal details, and the Permit Application and Plan Submittal Checklist. Review takes up to 30 business days; approved plans expire one year after issuance. Request construction inspections before final plumbing and after equipment installation, and a preoperational inspection at least 5 business days before opening. Food workers need food service worker certification within 30 days of hire, and at least one certified food protection manager is required. The county Environmental Health fee schedule (Resolution No. 120413-EHF, approved December 4, 2013) lists food establishment plan review $185 ($93 minor remodel) and permit fees by type, for example eating establishment $64 (Type 1), $145 (Type 2) or $266 (Type 3), and a $80 pre-opening inspection; the schedule does not say whether permit fees are annual. Pinal County Environmental Health: (520) 866-6864 or toll-free (866) 960-0633. [source] [source]

      Agency: Pinal County Environmental Health Services

    • Casa Grande City Code (mobile food units; Ord. 1397.05.05, 2023) requires each mobile food unit to have its own business tax receipt under Chapter 5.04. Before the Finance Department issues it you need: an Arizona TPT license, the state mobile food unit license, valid Pinal County Health approval to operate the unit, and a fire inspection within the previous 12 months. The license application also lists AZDHS food handler permits for each handler or manager, a cottage permit for prepackaged items, an annual Temporary Use Permit if needed, ID, a liquor license if serving alcohol, and an ACC entity ID if registered as an entity. Operating rules: generally no operation in single-family residential areas, except ice cream/frozen novelty vendors moving along (not within 300 feet of the same spot more than one hour in eight), next to a private residence with the owner's permission (up to four days a calendar year, no more than three units at once), adjacent to a public park on the park side of the street, or at a City-permitted special event; on non-residential private property you need the owner's written permission and an approved Temporary Use Permit; on City property use a legal parking space or get permission from the Deputy City Manager (generally 96 hours ahead). Use one legal parking space, no more than six hours in any 24 (within 100 feet of the first spot); serving window not facing street traffic; units over 24 feet can't park diagonally; at least one 15-gallon trash container within 15 feet; downward-directed lighting; horns, bells or sound devices need a noise permit. Pinal County's fee schedule (2013) lists a $29 mobile food unit permit and $185 mobile food unit plan review ($93 for a pushcart), without saying whether the permit is annual. [source] [source] [source] [source] [source]

      Agency: City of Casa Grande Finance Department / Pinal County Environmental Health Services

  • City licenses

    • A license is needed for each business location in Casa Grande; "This application must be filed and a receipt obtained before you can lawfully engage in business in Casa Grande." Fee schedule: annual Business Transaction License (12 months) $70, prorated by start month (February $64.17, March $58.33, April $52.50, May $46.67, June $40.83, and $35 for six months or less); beauty/barber/nail technician space rental $18 per operator per year; temporary Business Transaction License (up to 72 hours) $10 per day. Submit the application with the Licensing Eligibility Requirement Form (L-152), a copy of the owner's or corporate agent's current Arizona driver's license, and payment (check to the City of Casa Grande, Visa or MasterCard), plus as applicable a Certificate of Occupancy, Home Occupation Permit, sign permit, alarm permit, liquor license, TPT license or ROC contractor's license. Email, drop off or mail the application to the Finance Department; receipts are typically issued in 5–10 working days, and applications expire after 45 days. Licenses aren't transferable: a new owner must apply and pay the fees. Moving within the city requires an updated application (not a new license). Notify the City 30 days before changing business activities or uses. Renew and pay by phone, in person or by mail. Finance Department: (520) 421-8601; Business License Clerk (520) 421-8600 ext. 2130, [email protected]. [source] [source]

      • Casa Grande Business Transaction License (12 months; prorated in the first year): $70 per year [source]

      Agency: City of Casa Grande Finance Department

    • The license application lists added requirements for: peddlers, canvassers and solicitors ($10 daily, $35 for six months or $70 annual; two 2x2 photos, fingerprinting at Casa Grande Police and a written sales pitch); temporary merchants (warranty copies, list of workers, and a surety bond, cash bond or certified check); transient merchants and itinerant vendors (Temporary Use Permit $50, site plan, property-owner permission, no more than 72 hours, possible $50 refundable cleanup deposit); pawn shops ($70 for one year, no proration); and massage establishments and therapists (City Code Chapter 5.20; personal and lease information and at least 500 hours of training). Liquor licenses go through the City Clerk ((520) 421-8608); Certificates of Occupancy, home occupation and sign permits through Planning and Development ((520) 421-8630). [source]

      Agency: City of Casa Grande Finance Department

  • Zoning and home businesses

    • Get the Home Occupation Permit before starting; the permit number goes on the business license application, and the Business Tax Receipt (business license) is required once the permit is issued. The 2024 application lists a $31.50 fee payable at submittal (the business license fee schedule lists $30) and states no renewal schedule. Standards: conducted solely by resident occupants in their residence; no more than one room or 25% of one floor's gross area, whichever is less, and not in a garage or accessory building; no alterations or equipment that change the fire rating; utility use no higher than the neighborhood average; no outside storage; no more than one additional vehicle at a time; no noise, dust, vibration, smell, smoke, glare or electrical interference beyond what's typical for the district; no visible advertising or sign on the premises. Prohibited home occupations include automobile repair, barber shops, carpentry, dance instruction, dental and medical offices, vehicle or boat painting, photo developing and studios, private schools with organized classes, radio and TV repair, and upholstering. City staff may inspect, and complaints may lead to termination. The City doesn't enforce HOA rules. Planning & Development: (520) 421-8630. [source] [source]

      Agency: City of Casa Grande Planning & Development

    • The business license application asks for a Certificate of Occupancy Permit and, if applicable, a sign permit and alarm permit as supporting documents. Certificates of Occupancy and sign permits come from Planning and Development ((520) 421-8630). [source]

      Agency: City of Casa Grande Planning & Development

Not yet verified for Casa Grande: Business license renewal dates and late penalties (not stated on the application); Which Home Occupation Permit fee is current ($31.50 on the 2024 permit application vs. $30 on the business license fee schedule) and whether it renews; Fees for the mobile food business tax receipt (the code and application list requirements but no separate amount) and the Temporary Use Permit for food trucks beyond the $50 listed; Massage establishment license fees; Building permit, Certificate of Occupancy, sign and alarm permit fees; Liquor license requirements and fees (City Clerk and Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control); The Small Businesses page says online payment for licenses was coming "in the Fall"; current online options weren't confirmed; Whether Pinal County's 2013 Environmental Health fee schedule (Resolution No. 120413-EHF) is still current, and whether its permit fees are annual (the schedule doesn't say); call (520) 866-6864.
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