The Office of the Property Appraiser does not verify ownership, but can confirm the owner of record through the Property Search Application. The County issues local business tax receipts for one year, beginning Oct.1 and expiring on Sept. 30. The County Recorder's Office is responsible for the recording, protecting, preserving and disseminating of official records. The "business license" for Miami-Dade County is actually called a local business tax receipt, but was formerly called the Occupational License. Every business needs to obtain a Business Tax Receipt to operate in the City (also known as an Occupational License). Is there a maximum dollar value up to which new work can be done inside my place of business without a building permit? DCPS at a Glance ; 3rd Largest. School District in the U.S. ; 337,100.