January 29, 2024 Upcoming business tax filing deadlines in San Francisco and Los Angeles Commonly overlooked California local business tax filing deadlines are quickly approaching in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other localities throughout the state. As the federal and state tax filing season approaches, taxpayers should be aware of the below information on reporting and paying local business taxes. San Francisco 2023 San Francisco Annual Business Tax (SF ABT) returns are due on or before Thursday, February 29, 2024. The SF ABT return includes reporting and payment of Gross Receipts or Administrative Office Taxes, Homelessness or Homelessness Administrative Office Taxes, Commercial Rents Taxes and Overpaid Executive Gross Receipts Taxes. Taxpayers can request a 60-day filing extension by submitting a written request and paying at least 90% of taxes due by the filing deadline. SF ABT returns and tax payments must be filed electronically using the city's 2023 ABT Payment Portal. Additional information regarding the SF ABT is available on the city's website. In addition to filing SF ABT returns, taxpayers must also file or renew their business registration and submit payment of the city's Business Registrations Tax by May 31, 2024. Los Angeles The deadline for filing 2024 Los Angeles Business Tax (LABT) renewals1 is Thursday, February 29, 2024. The city provides copies of forms for download and completion in writing and allows filing of renewal forms and payment of taxes through its electronic filing system. Both the downloadable forms and the electronic filing system are accessible through the city's website. To be considered timely filed, a taxpayer's forms must be postmarked or electronically submitted no later than 11:59 PM PST on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Taxpayers can apply for a maximum filing extension of 45 days by submitting a written request, accompanied by payment of at least 90% of the total tax due, by the February 29, 2024 filing deadline. Additional information about the Los Angeles Business Tax renewal process is available on the city's website. One-year statute of limitation closing soon for filing refund claims for City of San Francisco and Los Angeles business taxes Companies engaged in business in San Francisco and Los Angeles should consider reviewing their SF ABT filings and LABT renewals (assuming timely filed/paid returns and renewals) before the expiration of each city's one-year statute of limitation for filing refund claims on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 for tax year 2022 (for Los Angeles this is the 2023 tax year, based on 2022 activity). For tax year 2022, SF ABT filings include reporting and payment of the Gross Receipts Tax or Administrative Office Tax, the Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax or the Homelessness Administrative Office Tax, the Commercial Rents Tax, and the Overpaid Executive Tax. In Los Angeles, for tax year 2022, the LABT filing primarily includes reporting and payment of Gross Receipts Tax based on specific classification(s). For Los Angeles, calendar year 2022 relates to the 2023 Business Tax Renewal. Other California local business taxes Nearly every California municipality imposes some form of local business license tax or fees, but the types of levies, tax bases, and filing requirements and deadlines vary widely by locality. For example, the City of Santa Monica, like its neighbor Los Angeles, imposes a gross receipts tax on businesses operating within the city, but returns and payments aren't due until August 31 of each year.
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