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Starting or Growing
Your Small Business
Interested in starting a
business of your own? The
Small Business
Administration can provide you with a comprehensive Small Business
Start-Up Kit in either PDF or HTML format at no charge.
Licenses and
Permits
The City of Santa Paula
Business Licenses and Tax Information staff will be happy to answer
any questions you have regarding doing business within the City. You may contact them by calling (805)933-4211.
The following is a brief
overview of what needs to be done in order to obtain a city business
license. Complete the following forms, which may be obtained from
the Business Licenses office in City Hall at 970 Ventura St., Santa
Paula, CA 93060:
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Building, Fire & Zoning
Clearance form or Home Occupation Permit
form ($57)
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Business Tax Statement
application
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Pay a $35 processing fee
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Pay business tax fee
according to schedule shown below
Please Note: New
Business License Tax Statements are issued throughout the
course of the year and expire on December 31 of each year. New
licenses are subject to the same Schedule of Rates as renewals, as
shown below:
Group 100 Series
Apportioned Business Tax As Applied To:
Wholesale and Retail Sales, Professionals, Service Gross Receipts of
Business
|
Annual Gross Receipts |
|
From |
To |
Tax Rate |
| $0
|
$39,999 |
$
25.00 |
| 40,000 |
$59,999 |
3500 |
| 60,000 |
99,999 |
45.00 |
| 100,000 |
199,999 |
65.00 |
| 200,000 |
299,000 |
85.00 |
| 300,000 |
399,000 |
100.00 |
| 400,000 |
499,000 |
125.00 |
| 500,000 |
599,000 |
150.00 |
| 600,000 |
799,000 |
175.00 |
| 800,000 |
999,999 |
200.00 |
| 1,000,000 |
1,999,999 |
225.00 |
The schedule of rates
for $2,000,000 to $10,000,000 ranges between $250 - $450 in
increments of $25 per each additional $1,000,000 in sales.
Business License
Yearly Renewal Guidelines
The Business License Tax
statement is to be completed and returned to the City of Santa Paula
business License Tax Office along with the appropriate payment
(per the previously shown schedule) between January 1 and
January 31 each year. Licenses will become delinquent as of February
1. Failure to pay license tax when due will result in a penalty of
$10 or 10% of the license tax due, whichever is greater, and shall
be due on the 1st day of each month after the due date. Penalty
charges shall not exceed $50 or 50% of the license tax due,
whichever is greater.
Business Financing
You can search the
Chamber's Member Directory for a list of member banks and financing
institutions. Each of these members can be contacted directly for
information regarding their lending programs and terms.
Helpful information
about the Small Business Administration (SBA) Loan 504 Program is
only a click away.
The SBA 504 loan program
provides long-term, fixed rate, subordinate mortgage financing for
acquisition and/or renovation of capital assets including land,
buildings and equipment. Virtually all types of for-profit small
businesses are eligible for this program.
Small Business
Support
Need advice on how to
prepare or revise your business plan, improve your market position,
or simply need to check with someone about whether or not your
business idea is based on attainable grounds before you commit your
hard earned investment capital into a bad business venture?
Check it
out with SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business," a
non-profit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the
formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide. SCORE
volunteers provide free, confidential face-to-face and email
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