Local Taxes & Fees in Santa Ana, CA (2026)
1 verified local taxes & fees rules for Santa Ana, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Business Tax Classification
Santa Ana's tax collector, not the business owner, decides which license-tax category a business falls into. The collector keeps a public master list of specific businesses assigned to each general category, and any business that disagrees with its assigned class can demand a hearing under Municipal Code Sec. 21-41.
Santa Ana Business License Tax Classification
Some RestrictionsSanta Ana, CA, Municipal Code Ch. 21, Secs. 21-39, 21-40 & 21-41
Sec. 21-39. - Collector; duty to determine business type or class. The determination of which business or type or class of business a licensee or applicant is engaged in or about to engage in shall be an administrative function of the collector. Sec. 21-40. - Collector; classification of businesses into categories. The collector is authorized to establish a list of specific businesses that are ...
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