Local Taxes & Fees in San Clemente, CA (2026)
1 verified local taxes & fees rules for San Clemente, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Business Tax Classification
San Clemente sorts every business license into one of two tax tracks: retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, telephone providers, and most professions pay under a graduated gross-receipts schedule set by § 5.08.030, while a fixed list of named trades and occupations instead pay a flat annual amount printed in § 5.08.040.
San Clemente Business Tax: Gross Receipts vs Flat
Some RestrictionsSan Clemente Municipal Code §§ 5.08.030, 5.08.040
Every person having an established place of business within the City and who is engaged in manufacturing and selling any goods, wares or merchandise at retail or wholesale, or selling any goods, wares or merchandise at retail or wholesale, or providing telephone services, and not otherwise specifically taxed by other provisions of this chapter, shall pay an annual business license tax based upo...
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