Darrington syncs business licensing to state system

The town of Darrington in east Snohomish County joins many of its Northwest Washington neighbors today as full partner in the Business Licensing Service.

Business owners in Darrington can sync up licenses with state registrations in a single annual renewal process. Local and regional businesses will get the immediate benefit as they interface in the same portal used for Washington State tax registration and reporting. The service is also used by nearby Granite Falls, Lake Stevens, and Marysville.

Darrington levies a local Business and Occupation tax (local B&O). The city now can use exportable data to create its tax notice mailings from updated Department of Revenue reporting.

BLS supports licensing and reporting for more than 20 local B&O cities, including configuring data to seamlessly interface with third-party systems. BLS services are free to city partners.

Rugged Glacier Peak rises 10,500 feet to the sky east of Darrington.
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