Place ballot measure to change business tax from per-employee to percentage of gross receipts
In Plain English
Richmond currently taxes businesses based on number of employees. The proposed ballot measure switches to taxing businesses 0.06% to 5% of their gross receipts instead. If voters approve in November, the city collects business taxes differently but the total amount raised stays roughly the same.
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Votes
Adopt Option 1 with amendments: use Berkeley's rental tax rate model; small landlords with four units or less receive credits for rent board payments; franchisee exemption language; addition of employee definition; addition of warehouse and wholesale distributors category with same rate schedule as business and personal services
4 to 2
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