Occupational Tax Forms and Instructions

• The City Of Dalton Does Not Issue Business Licenses. Our Current Method Of Taxation Is Occupation Tax.
• All Businesses Located Within The City Limits Of Dalton Must Obtain An Occupational Tax Certificate. 
• To Obtain An Occupational Tax Certificate, An Occupational Tax Return Must Be Completed.  The Occupational Tax Certificate Return Can Be Obtained From The City Of Dalton Clerk’s Office Located At 300 West Waugh Street 1st Floor West Or At via the links below.  City Hall Is Located Across From The Krystal Restaurant at 300 W. Waugh St. in Dalton, GA. 
• For a new business or practitioner, the number of employees for its first calendar year of doing business shall be deemed to be the number of employees as of the commencement date of the new business or practitioner for the purposes of the first year occupation tax only. In the second calendar year of business for such new business or practitioner, the number of employees shall be determined as the lesser of the number of actual employees in the previous year as of the filing date for that year and the number of employees in the current year as of the date of the filing. (See the instructions link below for a breakdown of employee rates.)

For any Permits or Licensing inquiries, please e-mail permits.cc@daltonga.gov .