Gearhart compliance requirements

Businesses that pay $600 or more to a non-employee (independent contractor, freelancer, etc.) during the year must file Form 1099-NEC with the IRS and provide a copy to the recipient by January 31. Th...

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires businesses that are places of public accommodation (restaurants, retail stores, hotels, theaters, medical offices, professional offices,...

Businesses that manufacture, import, deal in, or use explosive materials must obtain a federal explosives license or permit from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Licenses...

All Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) must complete and retain ATF Form 4473 (Firearms Transaction Record) for every firearm transaction conducted through the licensee. Per the Bipartisan Safer Commun...

Businesses exporting goods, software, or technology from the United States must comply with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). Expor...

The Corporate Transparency Act requires certain companies to report their beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN. As of March 2025, FinCEN issued a rule exempting all domestic companies from...

Under the Corporate Transparency Act, reporting companies must file an updated Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) report with FinCEN within 30 calendar days of any change to previously reported in...

The CAN-SPAM Act (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act) applies to all businesses that send commercial email messages — any electronic mail message whose primary purp...

Businesses importing goods into the United States with a value exceeding $2,500 must file an entry with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Formal entries require a customs bond and use of a lic...

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) requires employers with 20 or more employees who sponsor group health plans to offer continuation coverage to employees and their dependents ...

All LLCs, corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability partnerships registered in Oregon must file an Annual Report with the Secretary of State each year to maintain active status. Sole p...

Oregon employers are required under ORS 659A and the Workplace Fairness Act to maintain and distribute a written anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policy. Employers must provide a copy of the po...

Oregon businesses must file an annual personal property tax return with their county assessor listing all taxable business personal property — machinery, equipment, furniture, supplies, and leasehold ...

Oregon nonprofits registered with the DOJ Charitable Activities Section must file an annual financial report using Form CT-12 (Oregon charities) or Form CT-12F (foreign charities). The report includes...

Oregon nonprofits that solicit or receive charitable contributions must register with the Oregon Department of Justice Charitable Activities Section before soliciting donations. Registration requires ...

Industrial and commercial facilities in Oregon that emit toxic air contaminants may be required to complete a health risk assessment under the Cleaner Air Oregon (CAO) program (OAR 340-245). DEQ prior...

Oregon's Corporate Activity Tax applies to businesses with more than $1 million in commercial activity sourced to Oregon. The tax is $250 plus 0.57% of commercial activity exceeding $1 million, after ...

Oregon businesses that emit air contaminants must obtain an Air Contaminant Discharge Permit (ACDP) from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Permits are tiered by complexity: Basic (small ...

Oregon industrial facilities that discharge stormwater to surface waters or to conveyance systems draining to surface waters must obtain an NPDES 1200-Z Industrial Stormwater General Permit from the O...

Oregon employers must provide employees their final paycheck containing all wages earned within specific timeframes upon separation under ORS 652.140. If the employer discharges an employee or if both...

Oregon law requires all business owners who had taxable personal property on January 1 to file an annual Confidential Personal Property Return (CPPR) with the Clatsop County Assessor. Taxable personal...

Businesses constructing, remodeling, or altering commercial buildings in unincorporated Clatsop County must obtain a commercial building permit. Oregon uses the Oregon Structural Specialty Code (based...

Businesses in unincorporated Clatsop County installing, altering, or relocating exterior signage must obtain a sign permit from the county planning department. Oregon counties regulate signs through t...

Certain business uses in unincorporated Clatsop County require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) from the county planning department. Conditional uses are activities that may be appropriate in a zone but...

All permitted uses within unincorporated Clatsop County require a Development Permit from the Land Use Planning Division before a building permit can be issued. The Development Permit verifies that th...

All development in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) within unincorporated Clatsop County requires a Floodplain Development Permit from the Land Use Planning Division. As a coastal county with signif...

Clatsop County Public Health, operating under delegation from the Oregon Health Authority, licenses and inspects restaurants, food carts, catering operations, and other food service facilities to ensu...

Home-based businesses operating in unincorporated Clatsop County must obtain a Home Occupation Permit from the county planning department. Oregon counties regulate home occupations through their compr...

Clatsop County imposes a 3% local tax on retail sales of recreational marijuana items and cannabinoid products, including edibles, concentrates, extracts, and products intended to be applied to skin o...

Food trucks, food carts, and mobile food vendors operating in Clatsop County must obtain a Mobile Food Unit License from the Clatsop County Health Department (or Oregon Health Authority-licensed local...

The City of Gearhart requires all businesses operating within city limits to obtain a city business license. The license must be obtained and renewed annually. Applications are submitted to Gearhart C...

The City of Gearhart imposes a 7% local transient lodging tax on operators of vacation rental dwellings and other transient lodging within city limits. Operators must register with the city, collect t...

Short-term rental (vacation rental dwelling) operators in Gearhart must obtain a city vacation rental permit. A vacation rental dwelling is any structure rented for transient occupancy for fewer than ...