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Bothell city endorsement
Requirements and fees
General business license
Variable
The city of Bothell requires a license for all businesses located within city limits, or conducting business within city limits. If you are not sure if you will do business within the city limits, contact the city directly before you apply.
If you will have more than one business located on a single property, you must complete a separate application for each business.
Add up all employees (part-time and full-time) and that equals the number of FTEs. This includes self-employed persons, sole proprietors, owners, managers, and partners.
Employee Count Calculation
- An employee working more than 1040 hours (including hours of paid leave used) in Bothell during a calendar year is considered a full Bothell employee and shall be reported as one employee (1 FTE).
- An employee working 1040 hours or less (including hours of paid leave used) in the city is considered a partial Bothell employee and shall be calculated as follows:
- Number of hours worked by the employee in Bothell in a calendar year, plus hours paid to the employee for employer paid leave (vacation, holidays, and sick), divided by 2080 hours.
- The number of full Bothell employees, plus partial Bothell employees, rounded to the nearest full employee, is the number of Bothell employees for business license reporting. The minimum number of FTE is one.
Employee Definition
Any person who performs work, labor, or services for a business and is on the business’ payroll. This includes self-employed persons, sole proprietors, owners, managers, partners, and all full-time, part-time and temporary employees or workers on the business’ payroll.
Origination fee:
|
Reported gross annual income |
License fee |
|---|---|
|
$0 through $12,000 |
$0 |
|
Above $12,000 |
1 through 2 employees - $91 |
Renewal fee:
|
Reported gross annual income |
License fee |
|---|---|
|
$0 through $12,000 |
$0 |
|
Above $12,000 |
1 through 2 employees - $91 |
Nonprofit businesses
$0
If you are a nonprofit business, you may be exempt from city fees. To qualify you must submit a copy of your business’ IRS 501(c) certificate with your application.
Origination fee: $0
Renewal fee: $0
Home businesses
Variable
If your business is in a residence within the city, you must comply with Bothell Municipal Code 12.06.140(B)(8). For more information on home occupation requirements, contact the city directly.
Add up all employees (part-time and full-time) and that equals the number of FTEs. This includes self-employed persons, sole proprietors, owners, managers, and partners.
Employee Count Calculation
- An employee working more than 1040 hours (including hours of paid leave used) in Bothell during a calendar year is considered a full Bothell employee and shall be reported as one employee (1 FTE).
- An employee working 1040 hours or less (including hours of paid leave used) in the city is considered a partial Bothell employee and shall be calculated as follows:
- Number of hours worked by the employee in Bothell in a calendar year, plus hours paid to the employee for employer paid leave (vacation, holidays, and sick), divided by 2080 hours.
- The number of full Bothell employees, plus partial Bothell employees, rounded to the nearest full employee, is the number of Bothell employees for business license reporting. The minimum number of FTE is one.
Employee Definition
Any person who performs work, labor, or services for a business and is on the business’ payroll. This includes self-employed persons, sole proprietors, owners, managers, partners, and all full-time, part-time and temporary employees or workers on the business’ payroll.
Origination fee:
|
Reported gross annual income |
License fee |
|---|---|
|
$0 through $12,000 |
$0 |
|
Above $12,000 |
1 through 2 employees - $91 |
Renewal fee:
|
Reported gross annual income |
License fee |
|---|---|
|
$0 through $12,000 |
$0 |
|
Above $12,000 |
1 through 2 employees - $91 |
Non-resident businesses
Variable
If your business is physically located outside city limits, but conducts business within city limits, your license fee is determined by number of employees and gross annual income earned within this city’s limits.
Add up all employees (part-time and full-time) and that equals the number of FTEs. This includes self-employed persons, sole proprietors, owners, managers, and partners.
Employee Count Calculation
- An employee working more than 1040 hours (including hours of paid leave used) in Bothell during a calendar year is considered a full Bothell employee and shall be reported as one employee (1 FTE).
- An employee working 1040 hours or less (including hours of paid leave used) in the city is considered a partial Bothell employee and shall be calculated as follows:
- Number of hours worked by the employee in Bothell in a calendar year, plus hours paid to the employee for employer paid leave (vacation, holidays, and sick), divided by 2080 hours.
- The number of full Bothell employees, plus partial Bothell employees, rounded to the nearest full employee, is the number of Bothell employees for business license reporting. The minimum number of FTE is one.
Employee Definition
Any person who performs work, labor, or services for a business and is on the business’ payroll. This includes self-employed persons, sole proprietors, owners, managers, partners, and all full-time, part-time and temporary employees or workers on the business’ payroll.
Origination fee:
|
Reported gross annual income |
License fee |
|---|---|
|
$0 through $12,000 |
$0 |
|
Above $12,000 |
1 through 2 employees - $91 |
Renewal fee:
|
Reported gross annual income |
License fee |
|---|---|
|
$0 through $12,000 |
$0 |
|
Above $12,000 |
1 through 2 employees - $91 |
Businesses exempt from city licensing
Your business may be exempt from getting a city business license. For more information, please contact the city directly.
Average approval time
Average approval time from date a completed application is received: 3 business days.
