Yorba Linda, CA Local Taxes & Fees: Business Tax Classification (2026)
Key Facts
- Contractor tax
- $100.00 annually
- Multi-unit construction tax
- $100.00 per unit
- License period
- July 1 to June 30
- Late penalty
- 10% at 30 days, plus 10%/month
- Multiple businesses, one site
- One license, combined gross receipts
Summary
In the City of Yorba Linda, every business, trade, profession or occupation must obtain a City business license under Municipal Code Chapter 5.08, with the license tax amount set by a fee schedule that classifies businesses by type, such as flat per-business taxes for contractors, dairies, and advertising or amusement operators.
There is imposed upon the businesses, trades, professions, callings and occupations specified in this chapter license taxes in the amounts prescribed, and no person shall commence, transact or carry on any business, trade, profession, calling or occupation in the City without first having procured a license from the City to do so ... Every person carrying on the business of ... a contractor or a subcontractor, including building, constructing, plumbing, electrical, painting, plastering, masonry, floor finishing, interior decorating, landscaping, lawn renovating, wall papering or any other work on buildings or grounds, requiring a license by the state, except such persons as are subject to the provisions of Section 5.08.320, shall pay an annual license tax of $100.00.
Full Breakdown
Section 5.08.040 requires any person to procure a license before commencing or carrying on any business, trade, profession, calling or occupation in the City, with taxes imposed in the amounts prescribed by the chapter's fee schedule. The fee schedule classifies businesses into specific categories with distinct flat rates: Section 5.08.310 sets an annual tax of $100.00 for contractors and subcontractors, including building, plumbing, electrical, painting and landscaping work requiring a state license; Section 5.08.320 charges $100.00 per residential unit for anyone constructing two or more units within a fiscal year; Section 5.08.330 taxes dairies at $25.00 annually or $0.10 per milking cow, whichever is greater; and Section 5.08.340 taxes public dancehalls at $200.00 annually or $10.00 per dance at the licensee's option.
Earlier articles classify advertising and amusement businesses separately, such as $25.00 for handbill distribution and $15.00 per pool table or bowling alley. Under Section 5.08.060, a person operating two or more classified businesses at one location need only obtain one license, based on combined gross receipts if the classifications carry different rates. The annual license period runs July 1 to June 30 per Section 5.08.020, and Section 5.08.080 lets applicants apply through the Director of Finance or the City's online licensing system.
Violations & Fines
Section 5.08.160 adds a 10 percent penalty to any license tax unpaid 30 days after its due date, with an additional 10 percent penalty added on the first of each subsequent month, capped at an amount equal to the tax itself. Section 5.08.200 makes clear that conviction and imprisonment for operating without a license does not excuse payment of the tax, nor does paying the tax bar criminal prosecution, and all remedies under the chapter are cumulative.
Frequently Asked Questions
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