Camarillo, CA Local Taxes & Fees: Business Tax Classification (2026)
Key Facts
- Classification authority
- Finance director, Sec. 5.04.240
- Minimum gross-receipts tax
- $25.00 for receipts up to $15,000
- Top gross-receipts tier
- $1,250 + $0.10/1,000 over $5,000,000
- Late penalty
- 25% added monthly, capped at 100%
- Refund window
- 180 days from overpayment
Summary
Camarillo sorts every business into a tax group or flat rate under Municipal Code Section 5.04.240, and the finance director resolves any business that fits more than one category. Businesses without a specific listed rate pay an annual tax set by a sliding gross-receipts schedule running from $25 to $1,250 plus a per-thousand-dollar rate.
5.04.240 - Classification of businesses. Types of businesses are set forth below, indicating the tax group or flat tax rate which applies to the particular business. Where none of the types of business listed describes the business conducted or where more than one of the types of business listed describes the business conducted, the director shall determine which description is most applicable to the business conducted. ... 5.04.230 - Tax-Gross receipts. Every person conducting, carrying on or managing any business consisting of selling at retail or wholesale, or manufacturing any goods, wares, merchandise or commodities, or conducting or carrying on any trade, occupation, calling or business not otherwise specifically covered by other sections of this chapter shall pay an annual gross receipts tax as per the schedule and rates for the fiscal year as set forth in this section: ... 0 15,000 $25.00 ... 975,001 2,000,000 320.00 + .30 per 1,000.* ... 5,000,001 and over 1,250.00 + .10 per 1,000.*
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
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Violations & Fines
Operating on an unpaid or delinquent business tax certificate exposes an owner to escalating penalties: twenty-five percent of the tax due added on the sixteenth of each month it remains unpaid, capped at one hundred percent of the principal tax, then simple interest at the civil-judgment rate (Section 5.04.180). The city treats any unpaid tax and penalty as a civil debt and may sue to collect it in any court of competent jurisdiction (Section 5.04.210).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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