Redlands, CA Local Taxes & Fees: Business Tax Classification (2026)
Key Facts
- Undetermined classification fee
- $24.00 annually, § 5.08.010
- General gross receipts base fee
- $8.00 semiannual under $1,500 receipts
- General schedule top tier
- $12.00 plus $3.00 per extra $5,000
- Professions schedule (§ 5.08.100)
- $16.00-$24.00 semiannual, then per-tier
- No fixed place of business (professions)
- $40.00 flat annual fee
- Late renewal penalty
- 10% per month, capped at 50%
- Unlicensed operation
- Misdemeanor, up to $500 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Redlands classifies every business operating in the city under Chapter 5.08 of the City Code, and the classification sets which rate schedule applies. A business not otherwise classified pays a flat $24.00 annual fee, while most fixed-place businesses instead pay a semiannual fee scaled to gross receipts, starting at $8.00 for receipts under $1,500.00 and rising with revenue.
5.08.020: GENERAL RATE BASED UPON GROSS RECEIPTS: Every person, not otherwise licensed by other provisions of this chapter and chapter 5.04 of this title, having a fixed place of business in the city, selling, keeping for sale, goods, wares or merchandise, or any article of personal property, or who charges for services rendered, or for work or labor performed, or who conducts or carries on any line of business therein, not otherwise licensed herein, shall pay an annual license fee in accordance with the following schedule based on the annual gross receipts for the preceding calendar year: At Least But Less Than Semiannual Fee $0.00 $1,500.00 $8.00 $1,500.00 $5,000.00 $12.00 Five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and over shall pay the annual fee of twelve dollars ($12.00) plus three dollars ($3.00) for each additional five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) annual gross receipts or fraction thereof.
Full Breakdown
08, Business License Rates, sorts businesses into distinct classes, each carrying its own fee schedule. 00 in receipts. 020 table, including cleaning and dyeing, feed and fuel, fertilizer sales, funeral directors and ambulance operators, fumigators, hotels and rentals of four or more living units, ice delivery, landscaping, laundries, service stations, upholsterers, commercial storage or warehouse operators, and commission merchants. 105). 145). 015.
Violations & Fines
Late renewal payments become delinquent the month after a license expires and draw a 10% penalty, plus another 10% on the first of each following month, capped at 50% of the tax and fees owed (§ 5.04.580). Starting a business before applying for and securing a license adds a separate 10% penalty (§ 5.04.590). Operating in violation of Chapter 5.08 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500.00, imprisonment in the city or San Bernardino County jail for up to six months, or both, with each day of continued operation counted as a separate offense (§§ 5.04.610, 5.04.620).
Frequently Asked Questions
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