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It isn't an $800 charge, it is a minimum of $800 in state tax. For an actual business with $20k in revenue the cost is much lower than $800, maybe zero

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Incorrect. I own a single member LLC in CA and very simply must pay an $800 charge to operate. This is a charge completely separate from taxes owed.

I know because for a couple years I didn’t owe any state business taxes and thought I didn’t have to pay the $800. I was wrong and had to back pay those charges plus interest. It sucked.

What you say in the second paragraph seems to confirm what the parent comment says.

It's a fee separate from state business income tax. Possibly deductible, but separate.

You would think so, but it is an $800 charge even if you make $0.

This yearly tax will be due, even if you are not conducting business, until you cancel your LLC.

https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/business/types/limited-liability...

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