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Business & occupation tax classifications

Major B&O classifications

B&O classification Rate
Manufacturing .00484
Retailing .00471
Service & other activities .015
Service & other activities ($1 million or greater in prior year) .0175
Wholesaling .00484

 

Specialized B&O tax classifications

B&O classification Rate
Assisted Living Facilities .00275
Canned Salmon Labelers .00484
Chemical Dependency Center .00484
Child Care .00484
Cleanup of Radioactive Waste for US Government .00471
Extracting, Extracting for Hire .00484
Extracting Timber, Extracting for Hire Timber .003424
Federal Aviation Administration (FAR) Part 145 Repair Stations .002904
For Profit Hospitals .015
Gambling Contests of Chance (less than $50,000 a year) .015
Gambling Contests of Chance ($50,000 a year or greater) .0176
Government Contracting .00484
Insurance Agents/Insurance Brokers Commissions .00484
International Charter Freight Brokers, Stevedoring .00275
International Investment Management Services .00275
Manufacturers/Processors for Hire of Semiconductor Materials .00275
Manufacturing of Aluminum Smelter .002904
Manufacturing of Wood Biomass Fuel .00138
Manufacturing of Commercial Airplanes or Components .00484
Manufacturing of Timber or Wood Products .003424
Manufacturing or Wholesaling of Solar Energy .00275
Manufacturing Wheat into Flour .00138
Non-Manufacturing Aerospace Product Development .0090
Parimutuel Wagering .0026
Prescription Drug Warehousing .00138
Printing and Publishing .00484
Processing for Hire .00484
Processing for Hire Timber Products .003424
Public or Nonprofit Hospitals .015
Public Road Construction .00484
Publication of Newspapers .0035
Qualified Co-ops .015
Radio & TV Broadcasting .00484
Radioactive Waste Disposal .0330
Real Estate Commissions .015
Retailing of Commercial Airplanes or Components .00484
Retailing of Interstate Transportation Equipment .00484
Royalties .015
Sale of Standing Timber .003424
Scientific R&D .015
Slaughtering, Breaking and Processing Perishable Meat .00138
Soybean & Canola Processing .00138
Splitting/Processing Dried Peas .00138
Travel Agent/Tour Operators ($250,000 or less) .00275
Travel Agent/Tour Operator (Over $250,000)  .00900
Warehousing .00484
Wholesaling of Commercial Airplanes or Components .00484
Wholesaling of Manufactured Aluminum .002904
Wholesaling of Timber or Wood Products .003424