The Tax Department is responsible for billing and collecting city property taxes, franchise tax, franchise bank deposit tax, franchise cable tax, business license fees, occupational tax, alcoholic beverage licenses, and transient room taxes.

Pikeville has a city property tax rate of .171 cents per $100.00, this has not been increased in over thirty years

Tangible property tax rate of .175 cents per $100.00.

Currently the City of Pikeville imposes a license fee of 2% of the net profits on all business in the city, with a Minimum Fee based on the particular type business. Also, you are required by the ordinance to withhold 2% of the gross compensation paid all employees for work done in the City of Pikeville regardless of where they live and pay this quarterly to the City Tax Administrator.

Contractors are subject to a Minimum Occupational License Fee of $10.00 per year, plus a contractors fee 1/4 of 1% on the total contract price on all contracts taken within the city limits of Pikeville.

Alcoholic Beverage License:
The following kinds of distilled spirits and malt beverage licenses may be issued by the city and the annual fees for each license shall be:

• Wholesaler (Distilled Spirits/Wine) $3,000
• Retail Distilled Spirits/Wine (Package) $600
• Distributor (Malt Beverage) $400
• Retail (Malt Beverage) New Applicants $200, Renewals $150
• Retail Drink (Wine) $300