Local Taxes & Fees in Santa Cruz County, CA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Santa Cruz County, California.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Santa Cruz County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Business Tax Classification
Santa Cruz County sorts every unincorporated-area business into one of five license tax classes under SCCC § 4.02.060, each with its own basic tax plus a per-employee rate. Class A covers retail, wholesale, contract, construction and manufacturing; Class B covers services, hotels and rentals; Class C covers licensed professionals; Class D covers itinerant vendors; Class E covers faire and flea-market operators.
Santa Cruz County Business License Tax Classes
Some RestrictionsSanta Cruz County Code § 4.02.060 (Classifications and tax rates)
(A) Class A. Each retail, wholesale, contract, construction and manufacturing business, each business engaged in providing transportation, and each business for which no other classification is provided in this section, shall be treated as a Class A business. Each Class A business shall pay an annual basic license tax in an amount which is the total of a basic license tax of $127.00, as adjuste...
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