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City of Lynchburg Business License Requirements Posted by lynchburgwebmaster
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| All businesses located in the City of Lynchburg are required to obtain a license. The business license fee is based on gross receipts/purchases. The following schedule is utilized to determine the amount of the business license tax:
Gross Receipts/Purchases
Business License Fee
$0-$10,000
No fee
$10,000-$50,000
$30.00
$50,000-$100,000
$50.00
If gross receipts/purchases are greater than $100,000 the following schedule is utilized:
Retail merchant - 20 cents per $100 of gross receipts
Contractor - 16 cents per $100 of gross receipts
Business/personal service - 36 cents per $100 of gross receipts
Professional service - 58 cents per $100 of gross receipts
Wholesale merchant - $20 plus 28 cents per $100 of gross purchases
More information is available via the Commissioner of Revenue for the City of Lynchburg at Commissioner of Revenue Business License webpage |
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Bedford County Business License Requirements
Bedford County does not require a general County Business License. Depending on the type of business, however, a business may be required to apply for other specialty licenses or permits from Bedford County.
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Amherst County Business License Requirements
All businesses located in Amherst County, except for retail and wholesale businesses, are required to obtain a Business license and pay a business license tax. The license tax is based on gross receipts based upon the following schedule:
If gross receipts are under $50, 000, there is a $10.00 license tax. If the amount of gross receipts is over $50,000 see the following rates apply:
· Contractors - $.13 per $100 of gross receipt
· Services - $.31 per $100 of gross receipts
· Professional - $.50 per $100 of gross receipts
· Itinerant Merchants - $200.00 - 30 days or $500.00 annually
· Peddlers - $50.00 annually
· Door to Door - $20.00 annually
Businesses that are obtaining a business...
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Articles, News and Announcements versus News and Announcements from the Community
Understanding the difference between our "Articles,News and Announcemnts" feature and "News and Announcements from the Community."
News and Announcements from the Community is intended to be an organized community "blog" which enables all registered users to submit and self approve for posting news and announcements on a variety of topics relevant to daily life in Lynchburg, and Amherst, Bedford and Campell Counties. That feature is unmoderated, thus registered users have the flexible ability to post news and announcements relative to the topic. Submission to that category will be "pruned" after a reasonable period of time.
The "articles,news and announcements" feature is a more moderated news area, where all articles are approved by the website moderator or a vetted...
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Town of AltaVista Business License Requirements
To operate a business in the Town of Altavista, a business must first must obtain a business license. Licenses may be obtained at Town Hall during regular business hours. Licenses expire at the end of each year. For existing businesses, renewal applications are mailed out in January and must be returned with the license fee no later than March 1.
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Town of Amherst - Business License Requirements
Businesses operating in the Town of Amherst, Amherst County, virginia are required to obtain a local business license. Information can be obtained from the Town of Amherst, Treasurer, P.O. Box 280, Amherst, VA 24521. A copy of the application is available in the downloads section of this website. The Application is due on/or before April 1st of each year. The minimum license fee is $30.00.
A 10% penalty will be added after April 1st. 10% annual interest will be
added monthly until paid in full. Contact the Treasurer's office by telephone at (434) 946-7885 for further information
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Welcome to Lynchburg.Biz
Welcome to Lynchburg.Biz - the "Web 2.0" website serving the communities of Lynchburg, Virginia and the adjacent jurisdictions of Campbell County, Bedford County, and Amherst County Virginia together with the Towns of Amherst, Altavista, and Brookneal. Watch this site as we roll out new features. Register as a user and take advantage of the opportunity we offer to promote your business, share news and announcements of your group or organization, interact with fellow residents of Lynchburg, Virginia and Campbell County, Bedford County, and Amherst County Virginia via the internet, and keep abreast of whats going on in Lynchburg, Virginia and Campbell County, Bedford County, and Amherst County Virginia.
This site will be primarily devoted to promoting local content contributed...
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Bert Dodson, Jr.
At-Large Representative - Lynchburg City Council
Bert Dodson, Jr. was born and raised in the Lynchburg area. After graduation from Brookville High School in 1971, he attended Virginia Tech and the University of Richmond, where he earned his BS degree in Business Administration in 1976.
He is President and CEO of Dodson Bros. Exterminating Co., Inc., of Lynchburg, which currently has 33 offices in five states. Dodson Bros., founded in 1944, is one of the largest family-owned pest control firms in the country.
He is an Elder at Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church, is a member of the State Leadership Council of the National Federation of Independent Business, the Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary, and the Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce. He is also on the...
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Joan Foster
At-Large Representative - Lynchburg City Council
Joan Foster, Chief Operating Officer of the Alliance for Families and Children, has lived in the Lynchburg area for 33 years and received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in education from Lynchburg College. In her present position at the Alliance she is responsible for providing leadership in such areas as management of prevention programs, grant writing, advocacy, and representation to state and federal agencies. She assists in managing the budget for the Alliance, which is the largest United Way member agency. She believes that she has developed skills in finding ways to eliminate expenses and redirect resources for the private non-profit organization, skills that will be useful to Council.
Foster cites her...
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Lynchburg Mayor to Visit Anne Spencer Home
Lynchburg Mayor Joan Foster will travel to Bramwell, West Virginia to honor noted Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Spencer. Spencer spent her early childhood in the West Virginia town before being sent to the Virginia Seminary and College where she graduated in 1899.
Mayor Foster will join Bramwell Mayor Louise Stoker at "Gardens of May" a celebration of the childhood of Anne Spencer, famous Harlem Renaissance poet on Friday and Saturday, May 21 and 22. Mayor Foster will be the special guest at a reception Friday at 6:00 p.m. and will deliver a proclamation declaring the mutual ties between Lynchburg and Bramwell.
Ann and Shaun Spencer Hester, daughter-in-law and granddaughter of poet Anne Spencer, will be among the special guests. Anne Spencer spent her adult life in...
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