Sacramento — Finance — Revenue Division Business Operations Tax
City of Sacramento business licensing or tax certificates.
The city requires a Business Operations Tax certificate rather than a general business licence. Special business permits and home-occupation approval can still apply.
Service area: City of Sacramento business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing. Area details & sources
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The City of Sacramento does not issue a general business license. Sacramento City Code Chapter 3.08 does require all businesses that operate in the City of Sacramento to obtain a Business Operations Tax certificate.
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Use the city-referred portal or the other application channels in the city instructions. A home business must also submit its Home Occupation Permit application.
Service area: City of Sacramento business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing. Area details & sources
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Apply/Renew Online
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Read the annual renewal process and billing periods. Online renewal requires the account number and the listed associated tax-ID digits.
Service area: City of Sacramento business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing. Area details & sources
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All businesses must renew their account and pay tax annually.
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Use the city’s business-name or description search. The page warns that only the first twenty-five accounts are shown.
Service area: City of Sacramento business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing. Area details & sources
Only the first twenty-five matching accounts are displayed; a limited result set is not proof that no other account exists.
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Looking for a business within the City of Sacramento? Use the search tool below to search for a business by the business name or description.
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Review the city category guidance before calculating a Business Operations Tax amount; no universal amount is inferred.
Service area: City of Sacramento business activity; city programme, not county-wide licensing. Area details & sources
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Different types of businesses
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