A Business License Application and Tax Computation form must be filled out for all businesses. Taxes are determined by type of business activity. 

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Mail-in Forms - click on the appropriate classification link below to access the application form.
 

Gross Receipt Businesses are classified as follows:

Classification A
You will need to submit the following 3 forms listed below:
Business License Application, Gross Receipts Tax Schedule, and Business License Tax Computation

• Retail sales of goods, wares or merchandise, except grocery stores, automobile dealers and liquor sales
• Personal services and repair services, except professionals and contractors, as defined in the California Business and Professions Code
• Recreation and entertainment services
• Rental and leasing of real property and accommodations
• Vending, amusement and/or self-service machines subject to the provisions of Section 16002.2 and 16002.5 of the California Business and Professions Act.

Classification B
You will need to submit the following 3 forms listed below:
Business License Application, Gross Receipts Tax Schedule, and Business License Tax Computation

• Grocery Stores
• Automobile dealers

Classification C
You will need to submit the following 3 forms listed below:
Business License Application, Gross Receipts Tax Schedule, and Business License Tax Computation

• Wholesaling or jobbing of goods, wares or merchandise
• Manufacturing, mining, packing or processing of goods
• Telephone companies
• Manufacturing and selling by wholesale goods, wares and merchandise
• Storage, handling and selling by wholesale goods, wares and merchandise
• Handling and selling by wholesale goods, wares and merchandise
• Assembling and selling by wholesale, goods, wares and merchandise
• Processing and selling by wholesale goods, wares and merchandise

Contractors
You will need to submit the following 3 forms listed below:
Business License Application, Flat Rate Tax Computation, and Contractor SubList 

• General Contractors must submit a sub-contractors listing

Flat Rate Businesses
You will need to submit the following 2 forms listed below:
Business License Application and Flat Rate Tax Computation 

• Auctioneers
• Carnival/Circus
• Cosmetologists/Barbers
• Finance Company
• Handbill Distributors
• Hospitals
• Junk Dealers/Collectors/Automobile Wrecking
• Loan Association
• Peddlers
• Professional - Licensed by State or Federal Government to perform profession - EXCEPT Cosmetologists and Barbers, see above
• Real Estate Broker
• Real Estate Salesperson
• Solicitors
• Telling of Fortunes
• Vehicular Deliveries

E-mail: BusLicense@ci.corona.ca.us 
Phone: (951) 736-2275
Fax:  (951) 279-3605