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Utility users tax in Winters

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

What Winters's code says

Winters code What Winters's code adds
Tax on electricity
  • 9.5% of electricity charges.
    § 3.20.050 · code text
    The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of nine and one-half percent of the charges made for such energy by an electrical corporation franchised to serve the city
Exemptions
  • Customers who qualify for the Low Income Rate Assistance (LIRA) program, now or later, pay no electricity users tax.
    Applies: Electricity users tax.
    § 3.20.050 · code text
    The utility users tax shall not be applied to those customers currently qualifying under the approved Low Income Rate Assistance (LIRA) program, as well as those customers qualifying in the future.
Tax on water, phone or cable
  • At most 9.5% of communication service charges.
    Applies: Communication services, including phone and video; the code states only the maximum rate.
    § 3.22.040 · code text
    The maximum tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of nine and one-half percent of the charges made for such services

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Frequently asked questions

Does Winters charge a utility users tax?

Winters's code: 9.5% of electricity charges. (§ 3.20.050); At most 9.5% of communication service charges. (Communication services, including phone and video; the code states only the maximum rate.) (§ 3.22.040).

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