Perris, CA Local Taxes & Fees: Business Tax Classification (2026)
Key Facts
- Fee basis
- Business classification (Exhibit A)
- Contractor license
- $150-$300 per year
- No fixed location businesses
- $100/yr + $8.33/mo
- Vending machines
- Taxed on gross receipts
- Fee changes
- Set by council resolution
Summary
Perris, California taxes businesses through a classification-based license fee schedule: contractors, no-fixed-location peddlers, rental units, swap meets and other categories each pay a different set rate.
Every person, firm or corporation, not exempted by the laws of the state or of the United States, engaged in or carrying on any business, shall pay to the city as a license fee the sum set forth in the business license fee schedule, which schedule is on file with the city's finance department, and set out at the end of this section as Exhibit A, and may be amended from time to time in the manner provided in this chapter.(b)As used in this chapter, the term "contractor" includes any person who practices any building trade for compensation, whether pursuant to contract or as an employee, irrespective of having a permanent or fixed place of business within the city, other than as employee of a contractor licensed by the state, and any such person shall be deemed to be carrying on a business within the meaning of this chapter. The fee established for contractors shall not apply to any person, firm or corporation furnishing any supplies, materials or fixtures or appliances without fabricating the same into any building, structure or improvement.(c)The fees assessed hereunder shall be due from any arcade business applying for a permit. EXHIBIT A. CITY OF PERRIS BUSINESS LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE (Nonrefundable)
Classification Quarterly Annually Pro-Rata Class "C" contractor $37.50 $150.00 $50.00 Class "A" and "B" contractors $75.00 $300.00 $100.00 Unlicensed handyman $18.75 $75.00 $25.00
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
Perris Municipal Code § 5.12.020 requires every business operating in the city to pay a license fee set by classification in the Exhibit A fee schedule kept on file with the finance department. Categories include Class A/B contractors ($300/year), Class C contractors ($150/year), businesses with no fixed location such as solicitors and security guards ($100/year plus $8.33/month), individual peddlers and canvassers ($62.50/year), rental units ($15 per unit, capped at $300/year), swap meets ($350/year), and coin-operated vending machines taxed on a gross-receipts sliding scale under § 5.12.030. The city council can amend the fee amounts by resolution without re-codifying the ordinance (§ 5.12.040).
Violations & Fines
Failing to pay the classified license fee triggers late fees under § 5.04.050 and is enforceable as a business-license violation, an infraction under § 5.04.090.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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