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Utility users tax in Montclair

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

What Montclair's code says

Montclair code What Montclair's code adds
Tax on electricity
  • 3.89% of electricity charges.
    Applies: Billed to and paid by the person using the energy.
    § 3.36.060 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of 3.89 percent of the charges made for such energy by an electrical corporation providing service in the City and shall be billed to and paid by the person using the energy.
Tax on gas
  • 3.89% of gas charges.
    Applies: Billed to and paid by the person using the gas.
    § 3.36.070 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of 3.89 percent of the charges made for the gas and shall be billed to and paid by the person using the gas.
Exemptions
  • A home's utilities are exempt if household income is below the HUD low-income limit for San Bernardino County.
    Applies: The household must prove this to the Tax Administrator's satisfaction. Income is the combined gross income of all household members.
    § 3.36.030 · code text
    The tax imposed by this chapter shall not apply to utilities supplied to a residence if: (1) the combined gross income of all members of the service user's residence is less than the amount established for San Bernardino County by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for low-income families for the applicable household size; and (2) such condition is demonstrated to the Tax Administrator's satisfaction.
Tax on water, phone or cable
  • 3.89% of telephone service charges.
    Applies: In-state, interstate and international telephone services.
    § 3.36.050 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of 3.89 percent of the charges made for such services, and shall be paid by the person paying for such services.

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Does Montclair charge a utility users tax?

Montclair's code: 3.89% of electricity charges. (Billed to and paid by the person using the energy.) (§ 3.36.060); 3.89% of gas charges. (Billed to and paid by the person using the gas.) (§ 3.36.070).

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