Thursday, January 31, 2019

San Francisco Commercial Rent Tax Information - Operative as of January 1, 2019



The ‘Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Ordinance’ (Commercial Rents Tax) is operative as of January 1, 2019.

This tax generally applies to businesses leasing commercial space in the City and generally does not apply to businesses exempt from Gross Receipts and Payroll Expense Taxes.

In addition to the existing Gross Receipts and Payroll Expense Taxes, this measure imposes a new gross receipts tax of:
  • 1% on the amounts a business receives from the lease or sublease of warehouse space in the City;
  • 3.5% on the amounts a business receives from the lease or sublease of other commercial spaces in the City.
Commercial space is any building or structure, or portion of a building or structure, that is not residential real estate, as defined in section 954.1 of Article 12-A-1. For the purposes of this tax, commercial space does not include any building or structure, or portion of a building or structure, that is used for:
  • Industrial Use, as defined in Section 102 of the Planning Code
  • Arts Activities, as defined in Section 102 of the Planning Code
  • Retail Sales or Service Activities or Retail Sales or Service Establishments that are not Formula Retail uses as defined in Sections 303.1(b) and 303.1(c) of the Planning Code
Businesses will file and pay the Commercial Rents Tax at the same time and in the same manner as the Gross Receipts and Payroll Expense Taxes. This includes making three quarterly estimated payments of the Commercial Rents Tax liability throughout the tax year.

The annual filing due 2/28/19 for Gross Receipts and Payroll Expense taxes will ask businesses to report their gross receipts from the lease of warehouse space and commercial space during tax year 2018. Estimated payments for tax year 2019 will be billed accordingly, subject to revision by taxpayers to reflect actual taxable gross receipts for that quarter. There will be no penalties for underpayment or late payment of the estimated taxes for the Commercial Rents Tax during tax year 2019.

Additional Information:
Please contact the San Francisco Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector for additional questions by submitting a service request.

Saturday, January 19, 2019

San Francisco Annual Business Tax Return for 2018 - Filing Deadline on February 28, 2019



The San Francisco Annual Business Tax Return for 2018 formally known as the San Francisco Gross Receipts Tax and Payroll Expense Tax filing; is available.

The filing deadline is February 28th, 2019.

The Return includes the San Francisco Gross Receipts Tax, Payroll Expense Tax, and Administrative Office Tax. Beginning in tax year 2019, the Return will also include the Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax and Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax.

Businesses should receive their filing notice this week which includes their Business Account Number, and Online 8 digit PIN. The 2018 Return and instructions are available at: https://sftreasurer.org/2018annualbusinesstaxreturn

New this year, all businesses that are required to file a Return must report their gross receipts from the lease or sublease of warehouse space and other commercial space in the City for tax year 2018.

Please review our “What’s New for 2018” information and video for additional updates to the 2018 Return.

For questions or assistance, please contact San Francisco Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector customer service department by submitting a service request online: http://sftreasurer.org/customer-service.

Friday, January 18, 2019

Join the Port at SPUR for a Seawall Community Meeting - January 31st




BOMA San Francisco Members:

You're invited to Seawall Community Meeting on January 31st at SPUR.

Join the Port of San Francisco at the third in a series of Seawall Community Meetings to learn more about the Embarcadero Seawall, explore seismic and flooding scenarios, and weigh-in on the Program goals for short and long-term waterfront resilience. The meeting will include an interactive mapping exercise, allowing us to dive deeper into the Seawall program framework and understand the unavoidable trade offs ahead.

Refreshments served!

Event Details




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