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Description of Program and Relief

Deferral of Business Registration Fee

Description of Program and Relief

The City of San Francisco has extended from June 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020 the deadline for businesses to apply for renewal of their business registration certificate and pay the business registration fee for the registration year ending June 30, 2021. Existing business registration certificates for the registration year ending June 30, 2020 will continue to be valid through September 30, 2020.

Newly established businesses commencing business in the City of San Francisco on or before June 30, 2020 that do not yet have a business registration certificate must still apply within the pre-existing deadline for a business registration certificate and pay the prorated business registration fee for the registration year ending June 30, 2020, but do not need to pay the business registration fee for the registration year ending June 30, 2021 until September 30, 2020.

Newly established businesses commencing business in the City of San Francisco on or after July 1, 2020 must still apply within the pre-existing deadline for a business registration certificate for the year ending June 30, 2021, but do not need to pay the business registration fee until September 30, 2020.

Government or Lead Agency

San Francisco Office of the Mayor; Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector

Dates Available

June 1, 2020 – September 30, 2020.

Eligibility Requirements/Restrictions

This program applies to persons engaging in business within the City of San Francisco, which are generally required to register within 15 days after commencing business within the City regardless of whether the business or person is subject to taxation,. For more information about which businesses need a business registration certificate, see here.

Additional information about the deadlines that have been deferred can be found in the Mayor’s declaration here.

Application Deadlines (If Applicable)

N/A

Contact for More Information

To contact the Mayor’s office, call (514) 554-6141 or email MayorLondonBreed@sfgov.org.

To submit questions regarding business registration to the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, see here.

List of Additional Information

The Mayor’s announcement of the deferral can be found here.


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