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Utility users tax in Los Alamitos

Los Alamitos'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 Los Alamitos Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Los Alamitos's code says

Los Alamitos code What Los Alamitos's code adds
Tax on electricity
  • The tax is 6% of electricity charges.
    § 3.20.080 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of six percent of the charges made for such energy and shall be paid by the person paying for such energy.
Tax on gas
  • The tax is 6% of gas charges.
    § 3.20.090 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of six percent of the charges made for such gas and charges for service, including customer charges, service charges and annual and monthly charges and any other charge authorized by the California Public Utilities Commission or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Tax on water, phone or cable
  • The tax is 5% of telecommunication service charges.
    Applies: Phone and other telecommunication services; the service supplier collects it.
    § 3.20.070 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of five percent on the charges made for telecommunication services and shall be collected from the service user by the service supplier or its billing agent.

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Does Los Alamitos charge a utility users tax?

Los Alamitos's code: The tax is 6% of electricity charges. (§ 3.20.080); The tax is 6% of gas charges. (§ 3.20.090).

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