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Local Taxes & Fees in Gulfport, MS (2026)

1 verified local taxes & fees rules for Gulfport, Mississippi, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Business Tax Classification

Gulfport does not run its own citywide business tax; it adopted Mississippi's Local Privilege Tax Law as its base classification and layered specific local rates on top for certain trades. Tobacco wholesalers pay fifty dollars a year, tobacco retailers pay five dollars per location, and machines, alcohol dealers and other classes are separately taxed under their own code sections. Operating without the required license is a misdemeanor.

Gulfport Business Privilege Tax Classifications

Some Restrictions

Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 1-142

Pursuant to the authority conferred by Miss. Code Ann. 1972, Section 27-17-5, the Local Privilege Tax Law (Miss. Code Ann. 1972, Section 27-17-1 et seq.) is adopted by the city as its privilege tax law on items and all things covered thereby. The city clerk is hereby authorized and directed to levy and collect privilege taxes for the city in the maximum amounts allowed under the provisions ther...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Gulfport city rules.

Local Taxes & Fees in Harrison County