Portland Business License How-To Guide

There are 8 Steps to getting your Portland Business License

The application process is completely free for account creation. There may be applicable taxes payable to the City of Portland for earnings while utilizing the business license that you obtain.

Navigate to the City of Portland Revenue Division website HERE - Keep this Page open for reference!

Under the Businesses select the option for Register My Business

1) Business Information

Under Entity information, ‘Business Tax Entity Type’ choose the Business Tax Entity Type you are creating (Most drivers choose Sole Proprietor).
Under ‘ID Type’ select from either ‘Individual Taxpayer Id Number’ or ‘Social Security Number’ and input that number below
Fill in your personal information in Individual Name
- Select No when asked if you do business under a different name
Enter today’s date for Business Start Date and Oregon for State of Incorporation
Under Business Activity Description enter “TNC Driver”
Select NEXT once all fields are populated

2) Business Address

Enter your home address for Primary Business Location

Once the address has been entered, select Verify Address to confirm location.
Select No for “Does your business have a different mailing address”
Once information is entered select NEXT

3) Spouse Information

Optional Step - add your spouse in the event that you both intend to drive for a Rideshare provider.
Select NEXT once completed

4) Business Contact Information

Enter your Contact information and select NEXT

5) Account Registration

Select Business Tax and then click NEXT

6) Business Tax

For “Business Activity is conducted in the City of Portland” select YES and enter today’s date for Business Start
For “Business Activity is conducted in Multnomah County” select YES and enter today’s date for Business Start
Enter Contact Information and then click NEXT