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GUIDE TO STARTING A BUSINESS 
IN LEE COUNTY

1. To register a Trade name and partnership 
County Clerk 
P.O. Box 326 
Jonesville, Va. 24263 
(276) 346-7763 

2. Registration of contractors 
County Administrators Office 
P.O. Box 367 
Jonesville, Va. 24263 
(276) 346-7714 

3. To register a restaurant to collect county meals tax 
No meals tax 

4. Zoning Requirements C-1 etc.--Home based businesses 
County Administrators Office 
P.O. Box 367 
Jonesville. Va. 24263 
(276) 346-7714 

5. Local IDA addresses and numbers and any other economic 
developers office in the area 
Lee County I.D.A. 
PO Box 367 
Jonesville, VA. 24263 
(276) 346-7766 

6. Is a Certificate of occupancy needed if so where to go 
to register: 
Commissioner of Revenue 
P.O. Box 96 
Jonesville, Va. 24263 
(276) 346-7722 

7. County zoning office 
County Administrators Office 
P.O. Box 367 
Jonesville, Va. 24263 
(276) 346-7714 

8. To apply for construction permits 
Department of Inspection 
P.O. Box 367 
Jonesville, Va. 24263 
(276) 346-7715 

9. Applying for a business license 
County does not require 

10. Nearest IRS office 
Internal Revenue Office 
Trayer Building 
2426 Lee Hwy Suite 210 
Bristol, Va. 24201 
(800) 829-1040 or (276) 669-5499 

11. Nearest State tax office 
Bristol District Office 
Huff Cook Building, Suite U-3 
1969 Lee Highway 
Bristol, Va. 24201-1699 
(276) 466-3412 

12. Nearest Employment Commission office 
Virginia Employment Commission 
Gary Hale, Manager 
1725 Park Ave.SW, PO Box 660 
Norton, Va. 24273-0660 
(276) 679-9413 

13. Nearest Immigration and Naturalization office 
Immigration and Naturalization Service 
425 I Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20536 
1-800-777-7700 

14. Procurement offices for town and counties 
County Administrators Office 
P.O. Box 367 
Jonesville, Va. 24263 
(276) 346-7714 

15. Public library 
Lee County Public Library 
406 Joslyn Avenue 
Pennington Gap, Va. 24277 
(276) 546-1141 

16. Bar associations 
President, Bar Association 
James S. Thomas 
603 E. Morgan Ave. 
(276) 546-4651 

17. Business associations 
Lee County Chamber of Commerce 
P.O. Box 417 
Pennington Gap, Va. 24277 
(276) 346-0553 

18. Up to date list of taxes to include business license, personal 
property tax vehicle per. property tax, local sales tax, meals 
tax, real estate tax, litter tax, motor vehicle fuel sales tax 

DMV Office 
P.O. Box 680 
Hill Street 
Jonesville, Va. 24263 
(276) 346-3560 

Treasurers Office 
P.O. Box 70 
Jonesville, Va. 24263 
(276) 346-7716 

Commissioner of Revenue 
P.O. Box 96 
Jonesville, Va. 24263 
(276) 346-7722 

Updated September 9, 2003                                      Contact MECC                                      MECC Home