Local Taxes & Fees in Hercules, CA (2026)
1 verified local taxes & fees rules for Hercules, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Business Tax Classification
Hercules classifies businesses into four rate tracks under Municipal Code Sec. 8-6.501: public utilities taxed on gross receipts, listed activities like billiard halls and trucks taxed at flat per-unit fees, contractors taxed quarterly on gross receipts, and every other business taxed annually on a sliding gross-receipts scale starting at $40.
Hercules Business License Tax Rate Schedule
Some RestrictionsHercules Municipal Code § 8-6.501
(c) All contractors and sub-contractors, including building, electrical, heating and ventilating, house moving, painting, plumbing, refrigeration, roofing, trucking and hauling, shall pay a quarterly business license tax based upon average monthly gross receipts at the following rates... (d) Every person doing business within the City of Hercules, except those businesses otherwise provided for ...
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