| Business Tax Receipt
Town Hall
4585 Charlotte Street
Haverhill, FL 33417
Telephone: (561) 689-0370 ext 21
Hours: Monday – Friday, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Jessica Shepherd, Deputy Town Clerk
All businesses in the Town are required to have a Local Business
Tax Receipt (formerly known as Occupational License) from the Town
of Haverhill and Palm Beach County. This includes businesses that
operate out of a residence (home occupations). Required information
to be included with the application can be found in the application
packet. Local Business Taxes are due prior to October 1st every
year. Although courtesy renewals are mailed as a reminder, it is
your responsibility to pay on time. Penalties are added monthly,
with violation notices issued in January to those not paid.
A Palm Beach County Business Tax Receipt is required prior
to the issuance of a Town of Haverhill Business Tax Receipt.
If you do not have a business location in the Town of Haverhill
but engage in any type of business within the Town, you are required
to register by completing a Registration Form. A copy of a valid
Business Tax Receipt for the business location and proof of insurance
must be submitted with your application.
Contractor Registration forms may be obtained from the Building
Department or the Town website. Contractors are required to submit
the following: proof of certification (state or county); Business
Tax Receipt for your business location; Palm Beach County Business
Tax Receipt (if applicable); and Certificates of Insurance for Liability
and Workers Compensation coverage, naming the Town of Haverhill
as Certificate Holder. Registration fees are as follows: Contractors
holding a Countywide Business Tax Receipt from Palm Beach County
- $2.00; all others - $25.00. Note that state certified contractors
are exempt.
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