Alhambra, CA Local Taxes & Fees: Business Tax Classification (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum annual fee
- $75 (receipts up to $20,000)
- Top-tier rate
- .0001680 x receipts over $10M
- Fee adjustment
- Annual, BLS LA-area CPI
- Late penalty cap
- 100% of tax by month 5
- Delinquency interest
- 1%/month from month 6
Summary
Every business operating in Alhambra pays an annual license tax set on a graduated schedule tied to gross receipts, starting at $75 for receipts up to $20,000 and rising to a flat rate above $10 million. The fee table is adjusted each year for the Los Angeles-area Consumer Price Index under Municipal Code § 5.04.200.
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this Title 5, every person conducting, managing, or carrying on any business in the city shall pay an annual license fee based upon the gross receipts of such business as follows: ANNUAL GROSS RECEIPTS From To and Include Annual Business License Fee $ 0 $ 20,000 $ 75 ... 9,000,001 10,000,000 1,680 10,000,001 Over * *Multiply gross receipts by .0001680 (B) Commencing on January 1, 1989, and annually thereafter, the annual license fees payable hereunder shall be adjusted in relation to the Consumer Price Index issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor for All Urban Consumers of the Greater Los Angeles Area...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 4851, passed 10-27-25).
Full Breakdown
0001680. 025(D). 200(B) through (D), the Director of Finance recalculates every tier each January 1 by the change in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in the Greater Los Angeles Area, applying that percentage change to the base table figures; the code guarantees the fee can never drop below the amounts printed in the table. 080. 32, and is not part of the base license fee.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required license is unlawful under § 5.04.025(A). Late payment triggers an escalating monthly penalty under § 5.04.191: 10% the first month, 25% the second, 50% the third, 75% the fourth, and 100% by the fifth month, capped at 100% of the original tax and never less than $5 or 10%, whichever is greater. Section 5.04.192 adds 1% monthly interest on the unpaid tax starting in the sixth month of delinquency.
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