For 2021-22 Business Registration Renewal:
If you received a notice from our office instructing you to report your 2020 gross receipts, follow the instructions below.
- If you received a bill from our office and believe your business registration fee is incorrect, first view the business registration fee changes enacted by Proposition F. If you continue to believe this fee is incorrect, amend your 2020 gross receipts by following the instructions below.
- Learn more about the 2021-22 Business Registration Renewal process.
Instructions for Reporting or Amending 2020 Gross Receipts
- Click here or click on the button above to begin.
- Enter your login information. You will need:
- Your seven (7) digit Business Account Number
- The last four (4) digits of your Tax Identification Number
- Your eight (8) character Online PIN
- Complete the filing questionnaire.
Detailed Instructions>> - On the next page, click the File button next to Gross Receipts Tax and Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax Returns.
- Select applicable business activity(ies) . Click Save and Continue.
Detailed Instructions>> - Complete the Apportionment information. Click Save and Continue.
Detailed Instructions>> - Enter your 2020 Gross Receipts for each business activity. Click Save and Continue.
Detailed Instructions>> - On the next page you will see the Calculation of Gross Receipts Tax. If you are below the small business exemption threshold for 2020 ($1,200,000), you will not owe Annual Business Taxes. Click Save and Continue.
- Fill out the Taxpayer Statement.Click Submit.
Your 2021-2022 registration fee will be calculated using your 2020 gross receipts.
Because of the many COVID-19 deadline deferrals, our office built a business registration renewal form that collected information for two years of renewals (2020-21 and 2021-22). For various reasons, some businesses did not report their 2020 gross receipts on this form. However, it's imperative that all businesses report their 2020 gross receipts, so that our office can use that information to determine your 2021-22 business registration fee and send you a bill. If you received a notice from our office asking you to report your 2020 gross receipts, please follow the instructions above.
Some businesses may have received a bill from our office for the 2021-22 business registration fee and believe the fee is incorrect. Business registration fees for 2021-22 have changed significantly due to the passage of Proposition F (Business Tax Overhaul), which became effective January 1, 2021. If you believe your business registration fee is incorrect, first view the business registration fee changes enacted by Proposition F. If you continue to believe this fee is incorrect, you may amend your 2020 gross receipts by following the instructions above or seek additional assistance.
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