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

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

Key Facts

Schedule A
Retail and service businesses
Schedule B
Manufacturing, wholesale, utilities
Pawnshop tax
$100.00 per year
Mobile home park tax
$30 first 10 spaces
Late penalty
20%/month, capped at 60%
Full business listing fee
$62.00

Summary

Roseville sorts every business into one of five tax schedules under Municipal Code Chapter 6.04. Retail sellers and service providers fall under Schedule A and pay a tiered flat tax set by annual gross receipts, collected by the city's business license collector before operation begins.

For every person selling any goods, wares or merchandise, or manufacturing and selling any goods, wares or merchandise at retail, or any person engaged in any business where the principal activity is the furnishing of services; or for every person conducting, managing, carrying on or engaging in any occupation not otherwise specifically taxed by other provisions of this chapter, the business tax shall be according to Schedule A.

Full Breakdown

Roseville Municipal Code Sec. 270(A) puts every retailer, manufacturer-retailer, and business whose principal activity is furnishing services into Schedule A, along with any occupation the chapter does not tax elsewhere. Subsection B lists dozens of qualifying retail trades, from appliance stores and bakeries to pharmacies, hardware stores, and used car dealers, while subsection C lists service trades such as advertising, air conditioning, ambulance, and armored car services. The chapter sorts the rest of the local economy into four companion schedules: Schedule B taxes manufacturing, wholesale sales, and public utilities without a franchise agreement (Sec.

280); Schedule C taxes rentals (Sec. 290); Schedule D sets flat fees for other business types (Sec. 300); and Schedule E covers auction yard rentals (Sec. 340). Separate flat-rate sections tax contractors (Sec. 320), transportation and trucking (Sec. 330), auto wrecking and junkyards (Sec. 350), circuses and carnivals (Sec. 00 per year (Sec. 00 per additional unit (Sec. 380). A business tax is due before the licensee begins operating in the city (Sec. 00 mailing fee (Sec. 400).

Violations & Fines

Unpaid business tax accrues a 20 percent penalty on the first day of each month it stays delinquent, capped at 60 percent of the tax owed (Sec. 6.04.240(A)). The collector will not issue, renew, or reinstate a license to anyone owing delinquent tax unless the business signs a written installment agreement carrying 12 percent simple annual interest, repayable within one year; breaching that agreement makes the full balance due immediately and the license revocable on 30 days' notice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which businesses fall under Roseville's Schedule A tax?
Schedule A covers retail sellers and any business whose main activity is furnishing services, plus any occupation not specifically taxed elsewhere in Chapter 6.04. Sec. 6.04.270 lists dozens of qualifying trades, including apparel shops, restaurants, pharmacies, and hardware stores, alongside service businesses like advertising, ambulance, and appliance repair services.
What happens if a Roseville business tax payment is late?
The collector adds a 20 percent penalty on the first day of each month the tax stays unpaid, up to a maximum of 60 percent under Sec. 6.04.240. The city withholds or refuses to renew the license unless the owner signs a written installment agreement at 12 percent annual interest.
Are there other tax schedules besides Schedule A?
Yes. Manufacturing, wholesale sales, and public utilities fall under Schedule B (Sec. 6.04.280), rentals under Schedule C (Sec. 6.04.290), other flat-fee businesses under Schedule D (Sec. 6.04.300), and auction yard rentals under Schedule E (Sec. 6.04.340), all in Municipal Code Chapter 6.04.

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