Utility users tax in Bell: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Bell Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Tax on electricity	10% of the gross charges for electricity. § 3.28.080 · code text The electricity users' tax imposed by this section shall be in an amount equal to 10% of the gross charges made for such energy by the service supplier of such energy, to each service user, which tax shall be paid by such service user to the service supplier.
Exemptions	Persons found low-income by the tax administrator under a council program are exempt from electricity, gas and telephone users' taxes. § 3.28.040 · code text Persons who are determined by the tax administrator to be persons of low income, pursuant to an exemption program approved by the city council, shall be exempt from the payment of electricity users' tax, gas users' tax and telephone users' tax levied pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Tax on water, phone or cable	10% of the gross charges for telephone service. Applies: Telephone communication services. § 3.28.050 · code text The telephone users' tax imposed pursuant to this section shall be in an amount equal to 10% of the gross charges made by a service supplier to each service user for such services.

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Bell's code: 10% of the gross charges for electricity. (§ 3.28.080); 10% of the gross charges for telephone service. (Telephone communication services.) (§ 3.28.050).

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