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Business License Fees

How to Pay for your Business License

 ACCELA CITIZEN ACCESS

You can make a payment for your Huntington Beach Business License online if:

1. You have recently completed an Application for Business License via this same Citizens Access portal

OR

2. You are renewing an existing Huntington Beach Business License and
   • Your Business License is expiring within the next 45 days
   • Your Business License has already expired, but is not more than 90 days past the expiration date

Please Note:  You can only submit an online business license application for the following types of businesses:

• Home Based Business
• Out of City Contractor

If neither A or B apply to you, please contact our office for additional payment instructions:

                           Email :   [email protected]

Start by: Logging into your online Account:

• From the Home screen, see Work in progress at the bottom of the page
• Find the license you would like to pay for and click Resume Application
  
  
  

• This will take you back to Step 1 of the online application process. You will not have to re-enter the information.
  
  
  

• Confirm the information you see by clicking Continue Application until you reach the final step: Pay Fees
  • Then click Check Out
    
    
    
• Please proceed to CHECK OUT section, and skip Paying for a Renewal Notice.

• From the Home screen, type in your Business License number and click the green magnifying glass.
  
  
  
• Your license number will come up in a list on the screen
• Click on the blue Business License number
  
  
  

Click on Payments drop down Then click Fees
The Fees screen will come up Click Pay Fees

• Then click Check Out
  
  
  

• Or, select the Business License tab
  
  
  

Enter the Business License # OR Business Name OR Business Address

• When you see the line with your Business License number on the left, click Pay Fees Due on the right
  
  
  

• Then click Check Out
  
  
  
• Please proceed to CHECK OUT section.

• After clicking Check Out, your business license will be added to a Cart
• Once you have added everything to your cart that you are going to pay, click Check Out on the left.
• If you have another item you need to pay, such as renewing an existing Huntington Beach Business License or paying for a Building Permit, click Continue Shopping on the right.
  
  
  

• You will be redirected to a different page. Click Check Out again
  
  
  

• Using your Visa, Discover or MasterCard: Fill out all the information required under Payment and Billing Address

**PLEASE NOTE: City of Huntington Beach dose not accept American Express***

Ignore Shipping Address	Click Submit Payment

• When your payment has finished processing you will see this page. Click Complete
  
  
  

• You'll be taken back to the previous webpage, where you can print your receipt:
  
  
  

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