In order to operate a business inside the city limits of Corbin you will need to apply for a business license. You will need to determine if your business locaton is appropriate for the inteded use, check for proper zoning, and if the building renovation or expansion are approved for occupancy.              

To apply for a business license call:

Corbin City Hall
805 South Main Street
Corbin, KY 40701
606-523-6522

Establish a restaurant that sells alcoholic beverages, obtain a alcoholic beverage package:

Corbin City Hall
805 South Main Street
Corbin, KY 40701
606-523-6503 Ext 317

Determine if your business location is appropriate for the intended use, have building renovations or expansion approved for occupancy, place a sign within City Limits, check for proper zoning, please contact the Building Inspector:

Corbin City Hall
805 South Main Street
Corbin, KY 40701
606-523-6507

Operate a business in Whitley County inside or outside the city limits of Corbin, apply for Whitley County occupational tax:

Whitley County Fee Administrator
P.O. Box 288
Williamsburg, KY 40769
606-539-0477

Operate a business in Knox County inside or outside the city limits of Corbin, apply for Knox County occupational tax:

Knox County Fee Administrator
 P.O. Box 177
Barbourville, KY 40906
606-546-8915

Incorporate your business and register the business name, file articles of incorporation
(or certificate of Authority if corporate headquarters are out of state):

Secretary of State
State Capital Building
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-3490

Determine if other state license applications need to be filed, contact the State Business Information Clearinghouse:

Economic Development Cabinet
500 Mero Street, #23
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-4252
800-626-2250

File a Kentucky Tax Registration Application Form (form 10A100), contact the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet:

Kentucky Revenue Cabinet
521 E. Cumberland Gap Pkwy
Corbin, KY 40701
606-528-3322

Establish a state unemployment insurance account, register with the Kentucky Department for Employment Service (Form UI1):

Unemployment Insurance Division
CHR Building
2nd Floor East
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-2900

Obtain an employer identification number, contact a U.S. Internal Revenue Service district office:

U.S. Internal Revenue Service
550 Main Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-621-6281
800-829-1040
www.irs.gov