Local Taxes & Fees in Santa Barbara County, CA (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Santa Barbara County, California.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Business Tax Classification

Santa Barbara County taxes businesses in the unincorporated area through a classified license-fee scheme, not gross receipts. Chapter 22 sets a $25-per-quarter catch-all license for businesses without a fixed county location, plus a separate fee schedule pricing over thirty specific business types individually, from $3 shooting matches to $100 towel-supply operations.

Santa Barbara County Business License Tax Classes

Some Restrictions

Santa Barbara County Code Sec. 22-73; Sec. 22-74

Sec. 22-73. - General business license. Every person conducting or carrying on a business of any kind or description anywhere in the county outside of the municipalities therein, a license for which is not otherwise provided for in this chapter or any other provision of this Code or other ordinance of the county, and who does not maintain a fixed place of business in the county, shall obtain a ...

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Local Taxes & Fees by City in Santa Barbara County

1 cities in Santa Barbara County have their own local taxes & fees rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

Santa MariaPop. 112,076

1 verified rule • Business Tax Classification

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