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  1. Business Taxes
    1. Business Tax Discovery
      1. AB63 Program
        1. AB63 Program FAQ
        2. AB63 Program Forms and Documents
      2. Rental Dwelling FAQ
    2. Business Tax Incentives
    3. Business Tax Reform
      1. Across-the-Board Rate Reduction
      2. Appeals Process
      3. Assessment Review Officer
      4. Business Tax Extensions
      5. Cash or Accrual Basis Reporting
      6. Commercial Tenant Listing
      7. Consolidation of Fund Classes
      8. Electronic Business Tax Renewal
      9. Entertainment Production Cap FAQ
      10. Intercompany Transfers
      11. Interest Rates
      12. Penalties
      13. Quarterly Reporting Changes
      14. Settlement Bureau
      15. Single Category Filing FAQ
      16. Taxpayer Advocate
      17. Use Tax Rebate Program
      18. Vendor/Subcontractor Listing
      19. Whistleblower Program
    4. Electronic Funds Transfer Payments (ACH) FAQ
    5. Exemptions
      1. Entertainment Creative Talent FAQ
      2. Incentives for Green Energy Technology
      3. New Business Exemption
      4. Non-Profit/Charitable/Religious Exemption FAQ
      5. Small Business Exemption FAQ
      6. Utility Users Tax Exemption
      7. Other Exemptions
    6. General Information for Businesses
      1. Business Tax Information FAQ
    7. New Business Tax Rates
      1. 2006 Rates [PDF, 2 pages, 494 KB]
      2. 2005 Rates [PDF, 2 pages, 26 KB]
    8. Online Business Tax Renewals
      1. Tax Renewal Supplemental Forms
      2. On-line eForms Updates
  2. Collection Activities
    1. Citywide Collection Unit FAQ
    2. Outside Collection Agencies FAQ
  3. Permits
    1. Alarm Permits
      1. Alarm Permits General Information
      2. Apply for an Alarm Permit Online
    2. Police Permits
    3. Tobacco Retailer’s Permit
    4. Fire Permit
  4. Forms and Publications
    1. AB63 Application for Business tax registration certificate [PDF, 2 pages, 83 KB]
    2. AB63 Information Flyer [PDF, 1 page, 127 KB]
    3. AB63 Notification Letter [PDF, 2 pages, 172 KB]
    4. AB63 Documents (Chinese) [PDF, 7 pages, 315 KB]
    5. AB63 Documents (Korean) [PDF, 7 pages, 439 KB]
    6. AB63 Documents (Spanish) [PDF, 8 pages, 297 KB]
    7. Alarm Permit Application Form 
    8. Application for a Business Tax Registration Certificate [PDF, 1 page, 3652 KB]
    9. Business Tax Booklet [PDF, 28 pages, 214 KB]
    10. Business Tax Ordinance
      1. General Provisions
      2. Specialized Apportionment Instructions
        1. Architects
        2. Real Estate Brokers
        3. Stockbrokers
    11. Business Tax Rate Table - 2005 [PDF, 2 pages, 494 KB]
    12. Business Tax Rate Table - 2006 [PDF, 2 pages, 25 KB]
    13. Business Tax Rulings
    14. Business Tax Whistleblower Form (with instructions) [PDF, 2 pages, 373 KB]
    15. Claim for Refund [PDF, 4 pages, 97 KB]
    16. Court Cases
    17. Electronic Fund Transfer Pre-registration [PDF, 2 pages, 156 KB]
    18. Eligibility Questionnaire: Citywide Multimedia Business [PDF, 1 page, 185 KB]
    19. Eligibility Questionnaire: Hollywood/North Hollywood Redevelopment Areas - Entertainment Multimedia [PDF, 1 page, 199 KB]
    20. Employee Certification Form [PDF, 2 pages, 1.3 MB]
    21. Empowerment Zone Incentive Application [PDF, 2 pages, 36 KB]
    22. Exemption Application - Non-profits [PDF, 2 pages, 22 KB]
    23. Exemption Application - Utility Users [PDF, 2 pages, 31 KB]
    24. NAICS Code Listing [PDF, 2 pages, 35 KB]
    25. Rental of Dwelling Units Application [PDF, 2 pages, 26 KB]
    26. Tax Appeal Process Information Pamphlet [PDF, 9 pages, 364 KB]
    27. Tax Registration Application [PDF, 1 page, 655 KB]
    28. Taxpayer Information Update form [PDF, 1 page, 58 KB]
    29. Tobacco Retailer’s Permit [PDF, 3 pages, 376 KB]
    30. Use Tax Rebate Program [PDF, 1 page, 71 KB]
    31. Zip Codes within the City [PDF, 1 page, 62 KB]
    32. New Business Tax Reforms Summary [PDF, 1 page, 2.4 MB]
  5. About Us
  6. Locations/Hours
  7. Quick Links
  8. Contact Us
  9. Other
    1. CalCPA Tax Workshop - 1/11/06