Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application). One application opens the sales tax permit, which must be posted at each retail location, and the withholding account once you have employees. Omaha and some other cities add a local sales tax and an occupation tax on restaurant and bar sales, registered with the city finance office.
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 Nebraska Department of Revenue.
Sources and dates
Department of Revenue starting a business page; Nebraska Tax Application, form 20. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Yes. Register online or file form 20 before the first sale (allow two weeks for a paper application).
Nebraska Department of Revenue.
Step 2 of 6, register for tax. The steps before it: set up the business.
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