Redondo Beach, CA Local Taxes & Fees: Business Tax Classification (2026)
Key Facts
- Basic rate per employee
- $18.00 annually
- General engineering contractor (no City location)
- $192.00/year
- General building contractor (no City location)
- $257.00/year
- Fixed-location contractor base fee
- $99.00 + per-employee rate
- Late/unlicensed penalty cap
- 60% of tax due
- License amendment fee (new location)
- $10.00
Summary
Redondo Beach sorts every business into one of eight tax classifications, A through H, each with its own rate formula. Contractors fall under Classification A and pay a flat annual schedule set by contractor type, plus a per-employee add-on for firms with a fixed location in the City.
§ 6-1.22. License rates. For the purposes of this section, the term "basic rate per employee" shall be calculated as follows: Eighteen and no/100ths ($18.00) Dollars for each employee engaged in the business. (a) Classification A: State licensed contractors. (1) All persons licensed as contractors by the State, not having a fixed place of business within the City, shall pay an annual license tax in accordance with the following schedule: Type of Contractor Annual License Tax General engineering contractors $192.00 General building contractors 257.00 Specialty contractors as classified by the Contractors State License Board 129.00 (2) Contractors having a fixed place of business within the City shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4889554; v14 updated 2026-05-12).
Full Breakdown
00 that layers onto most classifications. 22(a)(1). 22(a)(2). The chapter goes on to define Classification B (owner-builders), C (manufacturing), D (merchandising and sales), E (State-licensed professionals), F (services), G (rental units) and H (a catch-all miscellaneous schedule covering everything from auction houses to home occupations). Every contractor must hold the underlying State contractor's license before the City will issue a business license, and general contractors must furnish the City with a list of subcontractors before requesting inspections. 00 fee will amend a license to a new location for the same licensee.
Renewal and initial applications both require a sworn statement, and the License and Collections Department administers billing on an annual, semiannual, quarterly, monthly, or daily schedule depending on the classification.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required license, or misrepresenting a material fact on an application, is a misdemeanor under § 6-1.29. Separately, § 6-1.21 imposes a 20% penalty on unpaid tax for starting business without a license, adding another 20% every 30 days up to a 60% cap, and the same 20%-per-30-days, 60%-cap schedule applies to delinquent renewals.
Frequently Asked Questions
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