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BPOL Rate Schedule

  • The BPOL rate schedule for businesses with gross receipts/purchases of $100,001 or more is determined by the "nature of the business," as follows:
 

Tax Per $100

Research & Development Business (federal appropriations)

$0.03

Wholesale Merchants*

0.04

Builder and Developers

0.05

Contractors

0.11

Retail Merchants

0.17

Business Service Occupations

0.19

Money Lenders

0.19

Personal Service Occupations

0.19

Repair Service Occupations

0.19

Telephone, Heat, Power, Light and Gas Companies

0.24

Amusement Occupations

0.26

Hotel and Motels

0.26

Renting By Owner (Residential or Commercial Property)

0.26

Professional Occupations

0.31

Consultants and Specialized Occupations

0.31

Real Estate Brokers

0.31

Research & Development Business (non-federal appropriations)

0.31

* Wholesale Merchants - based on gross purchases
instead of  gross receipts