Business License

Business License Application

Annual Business License

Required for any person, corporation or partnership based within the Town limits carrying on any trade, business, calling, profession or occupation, or any contractor conducting business within the Town limits. (per Ordinance 2004-16).
For four (4 ) days or more.
The fee for an Annual Business License is $50.
Business Licenses are renewed online annually on December 31 of each year. You will receive an email reminder. If you did not receive an email reminder or need the renewal notice resent please contact our office at 480-488-1400.
Business licenses are non-refundable

Temporary Business License

Required for any person, corporation or partnership based within the Town limits carrying on any trade, business, calling, profession or occupation, or any contractor conducting business within the Town limits. (per Ordinance 2004-16).
For three (3) days or less.
The fee for a Temporary Business License is $15 per day (not to exceed 3 days).
Temporary Business licenses are non-refundable.

Verify Your Location

Please verify that you need a Cave Creek Business License before applying
Please be aware that not all areas with a Cave Creek mailing address are within town boundaries
View a Map of Town Boundaries (PDF)
Watch Video of Cave Creek Jurisdiction Boundaries

Helpful Information

Please contact your accountant or the Arizona Department of Revenue for any tax questions or for more information on obtaining your appropriate tax I.D. numbers.

Effective February 1, 2026 - Increased Hotel Sales Tax and Bed Tax

The Town of Cave Creek Town Council approved increases in the Hotel Sales Tax and Bed Tax to 5% each effective February 1, 2026.

For tax purposes, a "hotel" is defined as any public or private hotel, inn, hostelry, tourist home, house, motel, rooming house, apartment house, trailer, or other lodging place offering lodging, wherein the owner thereof, for compensation, furnishes lodging to any transient, except foster homes, rest homes, sheltered care homes, nursing homes, or primary health care facilities. "Transient" is defined as any person who either at the person's own expense or at the expense of another obtains lodging space or the use of lodging space on a daily or weekly basis, or on any other basis for less than thirty (30) consecutive days. "Lodging (lodging space)" is defined as any room or apartment in a hotel or any other provider of rooms, trailer spaces, or other residential dwelling spaces.

ADOR Business Codes
Hotel Tax Business Code - 044
Bed Tax Business Code - 144
* As a reminder, the business is responsible for payment of taxes even if the tax was not collected from the customer.

The Town's Hotel and Bed tax rate structure is not affiliated with other county or state tax programs. For more information go to the Arizona Department of Revenue - Tax Rate Table.

Residential Property TPT information

Starting January 1, 2025, residential rental property owners should no longer collect and remit any city transaction privilege tax (TPT) on the income derived from long-term lodging stays of 30 days or more to ADOR. According to the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR), you must continue to collect, file, and pay residential rental TPT for periods through December 31, 2024, filed in January 2025. For periods beginning January 1, 2025, and thereafter, collecting, filing, and paying residential rental TPT is no longer needed. For more details or questions, contact ADOR at https://azdor.gov/business/transaction-privilege-tax/residential-rental-guidelines

Business License