Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City.

This ordinance waives certain first-year fees for small businesses that are newly established or open a new location, effective retroactively from July 1, 2023. It also provides refunds for any fees that have already been paid to the City.

This ordinance extends the waiver of certain first-year fees for permits, licenses, and business registrations for eligible small businesses until June 30, 2026. It applies to businesses that are newly formed or opening a new location in San Francisco.

Proposes a change to city law: Changing the the city's business-tax rules to extend the waiver of certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location until the earlier of: July 1, 2027, or the date on which all funds appropriated to reimburse departments for the waived fees have been expended.

Proposes a change to city law: Changing the the city's business-tax rules to extend the waiver of certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location until the earlier of: July 1, 2027, or the date on which all funds appropriated to reimburse departments for the waived fees have been expended.

This ordinance waives certain first-year fees for small businesses that are newly established or open a new location, effective retroactively from July 1, 2023. It also provides refunds for any fees that have already been paid to the City.