Long Beach, CA
City of Long Beach Business License renewal.
What City of Long Beach Department of Financial Management, Business License Division asks for at renewal, and where you file it directly with the agency.
Quick answer
Long Beach, CA handles this through multiple methods, and City of Long Beach Department of Financial Management, Business License Division runs it.
- How it's filed
- Multiple methods
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every year
- What the notice includes
- Renewal notice, Account number
- Filing agency
- City of Long Beach Department of Financial Management, Business License Division
You file this renewal directly with City of Long Beach Department of Financial Management, Business License Division — the link below opens their site, not ours.
Open the official renewal pageStep by step
What the agency asks for.
Gather first
- Employee count
- Business category
- Contractor license proof
- Address or ownership changes
The notice references
- Renewal notice
- Account number
Keep afterward
- Renewed certificate
- Payment confirmation
- Renewal notice
Renewal is paid against the annual bill mailed by the City; the e-account number printed on the bill is required to renew online, by phone, by mail (City of Long Beach, PO Box 630, Long Beach, CA 90842), or in person at City Hall (411 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802 — the payments page says Lobby Level; the general business license page says 2nd Floor; call 562-570-6211 to confirm before directing anyone in person).
The delinquent date is printed in the bottom-right corner of each bill rather than fixed citywide — operator must read the bill date or call the Business License Division to confirm expiration.
Fee structure is an annual flat tax plus a per-employee charge plus a California state CASp fee (Gov Code §4467) — not gross-receipts-tiered. Gov Code §4467 as amended by AB 2164 (2022) permanently fixes the CASp amount with no sunset; however, the Long Beach FAQ still references an older reversion date (stale — AB 2164 removed the reversion). Operator must verify the current bill line before quoting. YourStanding must not calculate the Long Beach license fee.
Out-of-city contractors may elect 3, 6, 9, or 12-month prorated licenses; renewal cadence then matches the elected term.
For City permit-system access, licensed contractors must additionally supply their state contractor (CSLB) license, certificate of workers' compensation insurance (if required), and current Long Beach business license.
LA County does NOT issue a separate business license for businesses inside incorporated Long Beach — only unincorporated LA County areas require a County license.
Online card/e-check payments incur a third-party processing fee charged by the City's vendor.
Business License Division phone: 562-570-6211 (staffed M–F 8 a.m.–4 p.m.); 24/7 automated payment line 562-570-7600; email LBBIZ@longbeach.gov; in-person counter hours Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Wed 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., closed 12–1 p.m. daily — confirmed from the payments-and-renewals page.
If it lapses
Renewing after it expires.
This guide doesn't have reinstatement specifics yet.
Contact City of Long Beach Department of Financial Management, Business License Division directly if this renewal has already lapsed, then keep a copy of the reinstated certificate as proof.
Sources
Where this came from.
Reviewed against current sources on May 2026.
Keep this renewal on track.
Keep City of Long Beach Business License dates, proof, and official links with the rest of your license work.