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Utility users tax in Livermore

Livermore's own rules on utility users tax, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Livermore Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Livermore's code says

Livermore code What Livermore's code adds
Tax on electricity
  • 3% of monthly charges.
    Applies: Electricity users tax; charged only on monthly charges over $15.00 per electric account.
    § 3.36.040 · code text
    The taxes imposed by this section shall be at the rate of three percent of the monthly charges for such gas and electricity and shall be paid by the person paying for such gas and electricity.
Tax on gas
  • 3% of monthly charges.
    Applies: Gas users tax; charged only on monthly charges over $10.00 per gas account.
    § 3.36.040 · code text
    The taxes imposed by this section shall be at the rate of three percent of the monthly charges for such gas and electricity and shall be paid by the person paying for such gas and electricity.
Tax on water, phone or cable
  • 3% of the charges.
    Applies: Intrastate telephone communication services.
    § 3.36.030 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at a rate of three percent of the charges made for such services, and shall be paid by the person paying for such services.
  • 3% of the charges.
    Applies: Water delivered through mains or pipes.
    § 3.36.050 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of three percent of the charges made for such water, and shall be paid by the person paying for such water.
  • 3% of the charges.
    Applies: Cable television service.
    § 3.36.060 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of three percent of the charges made for such service, and shall be paid by the person paying for such service.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Livermore charge a utility users tax?

Livermore's code: 3% of monthly charges. (Electricity users tax; charged only on monthly charges over $15.00 per electric account.) (§ 3.36.040); 3% of monthly charges. (Gas users tax; charged only on monthly charges over $10.00 per gas account.) (§ 3.36.040).

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