Local Taxes & Fees in Pasadena, CA (2026)
1 verified local taxes & fees rules for Pasadena, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Business Tax Classification
Pasadena sorts every business into a tax class under Municipal Code Chapter 5.16, and the rate depends on which one applies. General retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers and utilities pay $75 a year plus $15 per employee beyond one, while professionals, service firms, take-out eateries and coin machine operators follow separate schedules in the same chapter.
Pasadena Business Tax Classification Rates
Some RestrictionsPasadena, CA, Municipal Code § 5.16.020 (General business)
Every person engaged in the business of retailing, merchandising, wholesaling, manufacturing, processing, distributing, warehousing or utility services, not otherwise specifically provided for in Chapters 5.04 through 5.16 nor exempt from the provisions of this title, shall pay for each place of business an annual business license tax of $75.00 plus $15.00 for each employee in excess of 1. The ...
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