Although some businesses in Decatur are required to pay up to $485 per year for
their business license, the majority of local businesses are charged a $230
occupational tax plus a $25 administrative fee as “Class 2” businesses under the
city’s occupation tax ordinances. About 245 of Decatur’s 510 local businesses
(excluding home-based businesses, professionals such as doctors and architects,
and insurance carriers) fall under Class 2, which includes most restaurants and
many retailers.
The city’s occupational tax rates are based on
profitability ratios. The concept is
that, generally speaking, businesses in lines of work that are more profitable
are expected to pay a higher occupation tax rate that businesses that are less
profitable.
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