Port Orange, FL Local Taxes & Fees: Business Tax Classification (2026)
Key Facts
- Receipt year
- September 1 to September 30
- Renewal deadline
- October 1 before delinquency
- Late penalty
- 10% plus 5%/month, capped at 25%
- No-receipt penalty
- 25% of tax owed
- Sample classification fees
- $30–$50 for most listed trades
Summary
Port Orange levies an annual local business tax on every business, profession and occupation with a place of business in the city, set by a classification and fee schedule in City Code § 18-38. Receipts run September 1 to September 30 and become delinquent, with escalating penalties, if not renewed by October 1.
There is hereby imposed upon each and every business, profession and occupation having an effective place of business within the city business tax according to the schedule of taxes contained in this article. ... The business tax provided herein shall be paid to the community development director or his designee beginning September 1 of each year and shall be due and payable on or before the following October 1 of such year and shall expire on September 30 of the succeeding year. ... Those business tax receipt not renewed by October 1 shall be considered delinquent and subject to a delinquency penalty of ten percent for the month of October, plus an additional five percent for each month of delinquency thereafter until paid. ... The following annual business taxes will be levied at the time the business tax receipt is issued: ABSTRACT OR TITLE COMPANY . .$ 50.00 ... ANIMAL GROOMING . .30.00 ... AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP . .30.00
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 43 | Land Development Code: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Section 18-27 imposes the local business tax on every business, profession and occupation with an effective place of business in the city, collected by the community development director under § 18-28. 00, with many classifications broken into base-rate-plus-per-unit tiers, such as barbershops charged per chair. Receipts are valid for a full year running from September 1 through September 30 of the following year, and the city can prorate a six-month receipt at half the annual rate for businesses starting after April 1 (§ 18-33(a)). Businesses that miss the October 1 renewal deadline are delinquent and owe a ten percent penalty for October plus an additional five percent for every month of delinquency after that, capped at 25 percent of the tax due.
Operating without a receipt at all draws a separate 25 percent penalty on top of the fee owed. Before any receipt issues, § 18-36 requires the business location to pass a building-division and fire-department inspection unless a certificate of occupancy for that same use was issued within the prior 12 months, and § 18-1 bars issuing a receipt to any building or structure that fails to comply with an adopted city code.
Violations & Fines
Operating a business without the required receipt draws a penalty of 25 percent of the fee due, on top of the fee itself (§ 18-33(b)). A receipt not renewed by October 1 is delinquent and accrues a ten percent penalty for October plus five percent per additional month, capped at 25 percent of the tax (§ 18-33(a)). The city council can also suspend or revoke a receipt after a public hearing under § 18-35, and any violation of Article II is punished under § 1-8 (§ 18-37).
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