What is a business tax receipt?

Question

I want to open a small home based business. I am not sure where to start. I looked online at the tax collector's office and they mention a business tax receipt? Is this my first step? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

that depends on where you live. Check on your government web pages for starting a business .steps to take when starting a business. This is for starting a business in Canada but it gives you an idea of what you need.
http://canadabusiness.gc.ca/gol/cbec/site.nsf/en/bg00328.html