Renewal Eligibility
A Basic Business License is eligible for renewal seventy-five (75) days prior to a license's expiration. If your license is eligible for renewal, you may RENEW ONLINE at My DC Business Center (mybusiness.dc.gov). If you do not already have an existing account, you must first create a My DC Business Center account.
Late Fee & Penalty Schedule
All Basic Business Licenses comply with the following Late Fee & Penalty Schedule for failure to renew:
Instructions for Online Renewal
Instructions for First-Time Former Paper Applicants
If you obtained your Basic Business License by submitting a paper application and have never managed your license via My DC Business Center, you will need the following to renew:
Renew the license by:
Linking a My DC Business Center to AccessDC
- Open a browser tab and go to My DC Business Center;
- Register with AccessDC using email address;
- Complete the link account step in the DC Business Center and enter User ID;
- You will need to know the original My DC Business Center password or use the 'Forgot password?' feature on the LINK PAGE.
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Open a browser tab and go to My DC Business Center;
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Log into the AccessDC account using email address;
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Complete the link account step in the DC Business Center and select User ID;
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You will need to know the original My DC Business Center password or use the 'Forgot password?' feature on the LINK PAGE.