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Redding, CA Local Taxes & Fees: Business Tax Classification (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Classification method: Fee set per named profession/trade in Ch. 6.04
Professional rate: $90/yr per professional plus per-employee add-on
Unlisted businesses: Default to § 6.04.160 catchall rate
Late payment penalty: 10%/month, capped at 50% of fee
No-license penalty: 25% of fee due, 2-month grace period
Violation classification: Infraction under § 6.02.190

Summary

Redding taxes businesses under Municipal Code Chapter 6.04, which sets a separate license fee for each named profession, trade, occupation, or business type instead of one flat citywide rate. Professionals, contractors, manufacturers, and retailers each pay under their own fee formula, and any business type not specifically listed defaults to the catchall retail and wholesale rate in Section 6.04.160.

6.04.010 - Generally. The rates for licenses for the professions, trades, callings, occupations, or businesses named in this chapter are fixed and established according to the schedules contained in this chapter. The license fees shall be paid by every person engaged in, carrying on, or maintaining any such profession, trade, calling, occupation, or retail or wholesale business. ... 6.04.060 - Businesses not specified. Any person conducting a business or following an occupation within the city of a type or kind not specifically enumerated in Section 6.04.050 and by law subject to licensing by the city, whether it is conducted on a commission basis or otherwise, shall, except as otherwise provided, pay a license fee in accordance with Section 6.04.160.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 48).

Full Breakdown

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Violations & Fines

Operating without the required business license carries a penalty of twenty-five percent of the license fee due, though a new business gets a grace period of up to two months to obtain its license (§ 6.02.180(A)). An unpaid annual or quarterly fee accrues a ten percent penalty for each month it remains delinquent, capped at fifty percent of the fee total (§ 6.02.180(B)). Every violation of Chapters 6.02 and 6.04 is prosecuted as an infraction under Section 6.02.190.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Redding use one flat business tax rate?

No. Chapter 6.04 sets a distinct license fee for each named profession, trade, or business activity, from accountants and architects to contractors and manufacturers, so the amount owed depends entirely on which classification the business falls under (§ 6.04.010).

What if my business isn't one of the types listed in Chapter 6.04?

Section 6.04.060 routes any unlisted business or occupation subject to licensing into the catchall rate in Section 6.04.160: fifty dollars per year plus eight dollars for each of the first four employees and four dollars for each additional employee.

What penalty applies for operating without a Redding business license?

Section 6.02.180 imposes a penalty of twenty-five percent of the license fee due, though a newly formed business gets up to two months to obtain the license before the penalty applies. Unpaid renewal fees add a ten percent monthly penalty, capped at fifty percent of the fee.

Sources & Official References

[1]Redding Municipal Code Chapter 6.04 - License Fee Schedule

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