Business License application (HdL): how to file the City of Cupertino business license
Business license services moved to HdL on September 22, 2025: apply at cupertino.hdlgov.com.
- Agency
- City of Cupertino, Business License (administered by HdL)
- Where it applies
- Cupertino
- How it's filed
- Filed online
- Fee
- $185$185 a year ($181 plus the $4 state fee); commercial-zone businesses also pay a square-footage tax.
The form, line by line
| Line | What goes there |
|---|---|
| Business | Business legal name and DBA |
| Business | Business address in Cupertino |
| Business | Business activity |
| Business | Start date in Cupertino |
| Business | Square footage |
| Owners | Owners or officers: 'name, title' |
| Business | Federal EIN |
| Business | California seller's permit number |
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