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Mossyrock, Morton to join local licensing solution

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Aug. 11, 2022 – The Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service is adding two more Lewis County cities to its local licensing partnership.

Mossyrock joins today. And, when Morton joins on October 13, all Southwest Washington cities that have business licensing will be connected to the same service.

BLS already provides its streamlined licensing solution to neighboring Centralia, Chehalis, and other cities. By 2023, a total of 215 cities will be members of the state’s licensing system.

BLS is a free benefit to streamline municipal licensing, saving steps for local businesses by synchronizing and simplifying local and state registrations in the same online portal used for tax reporting.

Find the list of all BLS local partners on the City license endorsements page.

The Department of Revenue is Washington state’s primary tax agency, nationally recognized as a trusted leader in tax administration and customer service. Revenue administers nearly 60 categories of taxes that help fund vital public services. It also oversees programs that return money to the public, including the Working Families Tax Credit and Unclaimed Property.

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