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The Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector serves as the banker, tax collector, collection agent, and investment officer for the City and County of San Francisco.

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Mar2

Annual Business Tax (ABT) Returns and Payment Due

Mar31

Regulatory License Renewal Payment Due

Apr10

Property Tax - Second Installment

News & Updates

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Public Budget Hearing and Opportunity for Public Comment

The Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector held a public budget hearing on Thursday, February 6 regarding our budget priorities for the FY2020-21 & FY2021-22 budget cycle. The hearing provided an opportunity for comments from members of the public.

Click on the link above to view the hearing agenda, budget presentation and to submit comments using the public comment form.

Video Instructions for Filing 2019 Annual Business Tax Returns

The Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector announced the release of video Instructions to help taxpayers navigate the Annual Business Tax Returns online form.

In addition to the “What’s New for the 2019 Annual Business Tax Returns” video, our office has released four videos to help guide taxpayers through filing returns for:
--Gross Receipts Tax
--Payroll Expense Tax
--Commercial Rents Tax,
--Lessors of Residential Real Estate (Residential Landlords)

PolicyLink, The San Francisco Financial Justice Project, and the Fines and Fees Justice Center Launch $50,000 Competition for Cities and Counties Committed to Fine and Fee Justice

Governments across the country assess a variety of fees and fines to raise revenue and sanction unlawful conduct. In recent years, however, a growing number of policymakers and courts have realized that, for low-income people, particularly people of color, fines and fees often result in a cascade of consequences that takes generations to reverse. Low-income families who cannot pay their fines and fees can have their driver’s licenses suspended, wages garnished, tax refunds intercepted, and credit negatively impacted. They typically face growing and insurmountable levels of debt, deepening financial insecurity, and poverty.

Treasurer Cisneros Named Finalist in National Ideas Challenge

The NewDEAL announced today that Treasurer José Cisneros’ efforts to reduce the impact government fines and fees have on San Francisco’s at-risk populations have made him a finalist in the 2019 New Ideas Challenge – a competition among rising and innovative state and local policymakers to propose the most effective solutions to an array of challenges.

Of fifty proposals evaluated by an esteemed and diverse panel of judges, Cisneros’ Financial Justice Project is a finalist in the “Empowering Disadvantaged Communities” category, which includes ideas that ensure people facing systemic obstacles have a fair shot to contribute and thrive. His initiative is leading the nation in assessing and reforming how fees and fines impact his city’s most vulnerable residents.

By the numbers

$5.4B

revenue collected annually

180+

taxes and fees collected

83K

customers served annually

102K

Registered Businesses

About the Treasurer

José Cisneros is the elected Treasurer for the City and County of San Francisco. As Treasurer, he serves as the City’s banker and Chief Investment Officer, managing all tax and revenue collection for San Francisco. Appointed in 2004, and first elected in 2005, Cisneros has used his experience in the tech and banking industries to enhance and modernize taxpayer systems and successfully manage the City’s portfolio through a major recession.

Treasurer Cisneros believes that his role of safeguarding the City’s money extends to all San Francisco residents, and continues to expand his role as a financial educator and advocate for low-income San Franciscans through award-winning programs like Kindergarten to College, Bank On San Francisco and the Financial Justice Project. Cisneros served as Vice Chair on the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans, and is currently Co-Chair of the Cities for Financial Empowerment Coalition.