Finance

Are you interested in doing business in Emeryville? Please click on the link below to learn more about obtaining a business license or how to renew/close your current license.

Business License Information

On June 3, 2025, the City Council approved the 2 Year City Budget covering the 2025-26 fiscal year (ending June 30, 2026) and the 2026-27 fiscal year (that will end on June 30, 2027). Copies of the current 2025-27 budget and prior year budgets are linked below.

Budgets

• 2025-27 City of Emeryville Budget (Current Budget)(PDF, 28MB)
• Prior Year City of Emeryville Budgets(PDF, 37MB)

Capital Improvement Program (CIP)

• Capital Improvement Program (2023-2028(PDF, 63MB))
  Covering fiscal years 2023-2024 through 2027-2028

Master Fee Schedule FY25.26(PDF, 428KB)

Successor Agency 2026-2027 Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule(PDF, 463KB)

ACFR - Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025(PDF, 5MB)

ACFR - Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024(PDF, 5MB)

ACFR- Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023(PDF, 7MB)

ACFR - Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2022(PDF, 5MB)

Real Property Transfer Tax

The RPTT is a one-time tax collected when real estate is bought or sold. It is not an ongoing tax. Local governments rely on RPTT revenue to fund essential public services. The RPTT is collected only when real estate is bought or sold.

Please see link to Alameda County's Clerk- Recorder website for rates here.

Sales Tax

The sales tax rate in the City of Emeryville is 10.50%.

Transient Occupancy Tax

• TOT Return(PDF, 50KB)
• TOT Guidelines to Hotels(PDF, 34KB)
• TOT Exemption Form(XLSX, 22KB)

Utility User Tax

• Utility User Tax Information