San Diego
City of San Diego Office of the City Treasurer, Business Tax Program
In short
City of San Diego Office of the City Treasurer, Business Tax Program issues 1 permit we publish for San Diego, last verified 2026-09-05. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Tax Certificate | City of San Diego Office of the City Treasurer, Business Tax Program | $34 a year for a business with 12 or fewer employees, or $125 plus $5 per employee for 13 or more. A one-time $17 Zoning Use Clearance fee applies on initial application, plus an ongoing $4 state accessibility fee and $1.47 per employee for minimum wage enforcement. | annual — must be filed within 15 days of starting operations | 2026-09-05 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Business Tax Certificate
This certificate does not itself authorize any activity requiring a separate state license, county permit or other city permit — it stacks on top of those requirements rather than replacing any of them. A late payment draws a penalty of $25 or 10% of the amount owed, whichever is greater, plus 1% a month after that.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- San Diego
- Phone
- (619) 615-1500
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- City of San Diego — business tax certificate fee scheduleCity of San Diego Office of the City Treasurer · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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