The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront. Ask the city clerk before signing the lease what the city requires for your use; the liquor license application also goes through the clerk.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 2 of 6: Register for tax
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Your city clerk or finance department.
Sources and dates
Department of Revenue starting a business page; Omaha and Lincoln city licensing pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Yes. The state licenses by trade (salons, food, liquor, child care) rather than by storefront.
Your city clerk or finance department.
Step 2 of 6, register for tax. The steps before it: set up the business.
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