NEW BUSINESSES / RENTAL (LEASING) PROPERTIES
The word “business” is defined as “the activity of making, buying, or selling goods or providing services in exchange for money.” If you are operating a business and receiving income from that business, you are required to apply for a Business Privilege License.
Internet and/or Limited Liability Corporations qualify as businesses and require a License as well.
If you anticipate opening a new business or renting/leasing property to a tenant within the Borough of Wyomissing, it is imperative that you file an Application for a Business Privilege License. Pursuant to Ordinance No. 1346, amending Ordinance No. 1237, it provides that any person desiring to conduct, or to continue to conduct, any business within the Borough of Wyomissing, shall file an application for a Business Privilege License with the Borough of Wyomissing, and shall pay fifty ($50)dollars for the initial fee and pay twenty-five ($25) dollars for each annual renewal thereof as long as it is paid in full by the end of January of the succeeding year. After that date, late fees and penalties will be applied.
Renewal documentation will be mailed in December for the succeeding year.
NOTE NEW CHANGE: All applications and fees (including new business applications and renewal applications) are to be mailed to:
Berks Earned Income Tax Bureau
1125 Berkshire Boulevard, Suite 115
Wyomissing, PA 19610
Applications and fees for Temporary Business Licenses are to be mailed to:
Borough Hall, 22 Reading Blvd., Wyomissing, PA 19610
A business privilege license is NOT transferable with the sale of a business or change in ownership.
A new application must be filed if the business is sold or changes ownership.
CLASSIFICATIONS OF APPLICATIONS
Commercial BPL Application
(1) COMMERCIAL BPL application.pdf (a business operated within a commercial location, i.e., shopping mall or industrial park)
Home Business License Application
(2)HOME.pdf (a business being operated from or within the home, i.e., internet businesses, Limited Liability Corporations, Partnerships, Cleaning Services, Catering, etc.)
Rental Business Privilege License Application
(3) RENTAL.pdf* (renting property to a tenant whether commercial/residential)
Temporary Business Privilege License Application
(4) TEMPORARY BUSINESS PRIVILEGE LICENSE APPLICATION.pdf
(a business that is conducted at one location for less than 60 consecutive days in a year which includes trade shows (i.e., baseball/football card sales), exhibitions, conferences, seminars of any type, etc.)
Please note that the applications for both a home based and rental/leasing application are 2 pages and must be fully completed.
*You are required to complete a Rental Unit Permit Application. This should be submitted at the same time you submit a “rental” business privilege license application. Below is the Rate Schedule setting forth the fees to be submitted with the Rental Unit Inspection Application:
The application can be found here
Please keep in mind that failure to comply with the above-referenced Ordinance or conducting business in the Borough of Wyomissing without a current Business Privilege License can result in a fine up to six hundred ($600) dollars, plus costs associated with prosecution.
Should you have any questions about Business Privilege Licenses, please do not hesitate to contact Berks Earned Income Tax Bureau 610-372-8439 and ask for Jennifer Hart.
ATTENTION ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS:
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PERMIT PROGRAM
Below is a copy of a letter that was recently mailed to all residential rental property owners within the Borough, notifying them of changes to the rental ordinance that will go into effect on January 1, 2016.
To view a PDF of this letter click HERE.
A PDF of Ordinance #1372-2015, referenced in the letter, may also be found HERE.