Fort Lauderdale, FL
City of Fort Lauderdale Business Tax Receipt renewal.
What City of Fort Lauderdale Business Tax Office, Development Services Department asks for at renewal, and where you file it directly with the agency.
Quick answer
Fort Lauderdale, FL handles this through online portal, and City of Fort Lauderdale Business Tax Office, Development Services Department runs it.
- How it's filed
- Online portal
- Renewal cycle
- Renews every year
- What the notice includes
- Renewal notice
- Filing agency
- City of Fort Lauderdale Business Tax Office, Development Services Department
You file this renewal directly with City of Fort Lauderdale Business Tax Office, Development Services Department — the link below opens their site, not ours.
Open the official renewal pageStep by step
What the agency asks for.
Gather first
- Business category
- Contractor license proof
The notice references
- Renewal notice
Keep afterward
- Renewed certificate
- Payment confirmation
All contractor BTR applications and renewals must be submitted online via LauderBuild (Accela) per the City of Fort Lauderdale Business Tax page. Operator should confirm current submission requirements at onboarding.
Business Tax records created before October 4, 2019 use the 'BL-' prefix when searching the portal.
Broward County does not reciprocate local business tax receipts — contractors need both the city BTR and a separate Broward County BTR.
Fort Lauderdale may have a separate Contractor Registration module in LauderBuild — operator should confirm whether this is a distinct compliance item.
YourStanding must not calculate the BTR fee amount — fees vary by classification per Chapter 15.
If it lapses
Renewing after it expires.
This guide doesn't have reinstatement specifics yet.
Contact City of Fort Lauderdale Business Tax Office, Development Services Department 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 Fort Lauderdale Business Tax Receipt dates, proof, and official links with the rest of your license work.