The Business Tax and Fee Payment Portal provides a summary of unpaid tax, license and fee obligations. You may pay online through this portal, or you may print a stub and mail it with your payment. Most business taxes require you to file your tax return before you will see an obligation in the payment portal.
The quarterly estimated payment shown in our system is based on your 2021 Annual Business Tax Returns filing. You may pay the lesser of the amount displayed or an amount equal to 25% of your Business Taxes due for 2022, which may be $0.
The Business Tax and Fee Payment Portal provides a summary of unpaid tax, license and fee obligations. You may pay online through this portal, or you may print a stub and mail it with your payment. Most business taxes require you to file your tax return before you will see an obligation in the payment portal.
Please note the following:
- Payment of displayed obligations may not constitute payment in full of all tax, license or fee liabilities.
- If you do not see all Business Personal Property obligations that you expect, click here and enter your bill number to access the Unsecured Personal Property payment portal.
Please have the following ready:
- Seven (7) digit Business Account Number.
- The last four (4) digits of your Tax Identification Number.
- Your eight (8) character Online PIN.
- Credit card or checking account information if submitting an electronic payment
Service Fee Information:
Payment Type | Property Tax | Business Tax Fee Amount |
---|---|---|
Electronic Check (eCheck) | No Fee | No Fee |
Credit Card (American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa) | 2.25% with $2.00 minimum | 2.50% with $2.00 minimum |
Debit (NYCE, Pulse, STAR) | 2.25% with $2.00 minimum | 2.50% with $2.00 minimum |
The Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in room 140. Walk-ins for assistance accepted until 4 p.m. Payments at the cashier window accepted until 5 p.m.
Mail your business tax and registration fee payments to:
San Francisco Tax Collector
P.O. Box 7425
San Francisco, CA 94120
To have funds electronically transferred to the City and County of San Francisco’s bank account through ACH (only), the following instructions should be provided to your partnering financial institution:
Banking Institution: | Bank of America |
Address: | 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 765 Sacramento, CA 95814 |
Branch Locator | #148 |
ABA/Routing Number (ACH): | 021-052-053 |
Bank Account Number: | 87568866 |
Bank Account Name: | City and County of San Francisco |
For credit to: | Business Tax (TTX) |
Important Beneficiary Information:
In order to allow for timely and proper credit to your account, please indicate any of the relevant information below in your wire payment description field. If you are making a lump payment for various tax types, please list the tax type and amount for each payment.
If Paying For Any Of These: | Use This Abbreviated Name: | And Indicate: |
Access Line Tax | ALT | Business Account Number |
Administrative Office Tax | AOT | Business Account Number |
Cigarette Litter Abatement Fee | CIG | Location Identification number (LIN) |
Commercial Rents Tax | CR | Business Account Number |
Gross Receipts Tax | GR | Business Account Number |
Homeless Gross Receipts Tax | HGR | Business Account Number |
Moscone Expansion District Fee | MED | Location Identification number (LIN) |
Parking Tax | PARKING | Location Identification number (LIN) |
Payroll Expense Tax | PY | Business Account Number |
Registration Fee | REG | Business Account Number |
Stadium Admission Tax | SD | Business Account Number |
Sugary Drinks Tax | SUGARY | Location Identification number (LIN) |
Tourism Improvement District Fee | TID | Location Identification number (LIN) |
Traffic Congestion Mitigation Tax | TCM | Business Account Number |
Transient Occupancy Tax | TOT | Location Identification number (LIN) |
Utility Users Tax | UUT | Business Account Number |
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at 311 (within S.F. only) or (415) 701-2311 for account information
If you prefer to pay via wire, please submit an online 311 request using the button below. We will email you instructions within one (1) business day.
Need Further Assistance?
Visit our Help Center to submit a question. Questions submitted before 7:00 pm will receive a response on the SAME DAY. Questions submitted after 7:00 pm will receive a response by the next business day.