Business License Tax Post Covid Survey Question Title * 1. Please identify the category that most closely represents your industry category: Retail Sales Automobile Sales Wholesale Sales Manufacturing Admin Headquarters Media Firms Grocers Business/Personal Svcs Contractors Hotel/Motel Profess/Semi-Prof Recr/Ent Truck/Trans/Taxis/Amb Residential Rental Commercial Rental Utility Companies Cannabis Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Please indicate the size of your organization by FTE: 5 or fewer employees 6-10 11-20 21-49 50-100 More than 100 employees Question Title * 3. Please indicate the size of your organization by gross receipts (anticipated in 2021): 0 - $1 million $1 million - $2.5 million $2.5 million - $25 million $25 million - $50 million $50 million + Question Title * 4. How familiar are you with an Oakland City Council proposal to restructure business taxes by ballot measure in 2022? Never heard of it Not too familiar Somewhat familiar Very familiar Question Title * 5. How has the ongoing pandemic impacted your normal operations? Question Title * 6. Do you now or in the immediate future, plan to hire more employees? Yes No Undecided at this time Question Title * 7. What impacts would an increase in the Business License tax have on your current or future operations in Oakland? Question Title * 8. What services would you want the city to provide to help your company thrive? Better marketing strategies to promote local businesses Improve homeless services and quality of life Increase trash collection along city roads and parks Streamline and simplify the permitting process Increase public safety Provide more resources for facade improvements Permanently extend safe streets and parklets programs Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. Using the scale below, please indicate how important each of the following aspects of the City’s business taxes are, in your company’s planning of its future in Oakland. Not important at all Not too important Somewhat important Very important Do not know/NA Overall City tax burden Overall City tax burden Not important at all Overall City tax burden Not too important Overall City tax burden Somewhat important Overall City tax burden Very important Overall City tax burden Do not know/NA Ensuring the City has enough funds to provide quality services Ensuring the City has enough funds to provide quality services Not important at all Ensuring the City has enough funds to provide quality services Not too important Ensuring the City has enough funds to provide quality services Somewhat important Ensuring the City has enough funds to provide quality services Very important Ensuring the City has enough funds to provide quality services Do not know/NA Business License Tax Filing Complexity or Inconvenience Business License Tax Filing Complexity or Inconvenience Not important at all Business License Tax Filing Complexity or Inconvenience Not too important Business License Tax Filing Complexity or Inconvenience Somewhat important Business License Tax Filing Complexity or Inconvenience Very important Business License Tax Filing Complexity or Inconvenience Do not know/NA Administrative uncertainty Administrative uncertainty Not important at all Administrative uncertainty Not too important Administrative uncertainty Somewhat important Administrative uncertainty Very important Administrative uncertainty Do not know/NA Future potential increases to Oakland's business taxes Future potential increases to Oakland's business taxes Not important at all Future potential increases to Oakland's business taxes Not too important Future potential increases to Oakland's business taxes Somewhat important Future potential increases to Oakland's business taxes Very important Future potential increases to Oakland's business taxes Do not know/NA Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. If business taxes in the City of Oakland were to increase in 2022, please describe the likelihood of your business taking the following actions: Not likely at all Not too likely Somewhat likely Very likely Don't know Relocate entirely out of Oakland Relocate entirely out of Oakland Not likely at all Relocate entirely out of Oakland Not too likely Relocate entirely out of Oakland Somewhat likely Relocate entirely out of Oakland Very likely Relocate entirely out of Oakland Don't know Relocated certain jobs out of Oakland Relocated certain jobs out of Oakland Not likely at all Relocated certain jobs out of Oakland Not too likely Relocated certain jobs out of Oakland Somewhat likely Relocated certain jobs out of Oakland Very likely Relocated certain jobs out of Oakland Don't know Take a wait and see approach Take a wait and see approach Not likely at all Take a wait and see approach Not too likely Take a wait and see approach Somewhat likely Take a wait and see approach Very likely Take a wait and see approach Don't know Decrease philanthropic initiatives Decrease philanthropic initiatives Not likely at all Decrease philanthropic initiatives Not too likely Decrease philanthropic initiatives Somewhat likely Decrease philanthropic initiatives Very likely Decrease philanthropic initiatives Don't know Likely no change Likely no change Not likely at all Likely no change Not too likely Likely no change Somewhat likely Likely no change Very likely Likely no change Don't know Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. Would you like the Chamber to keep you informed about proposed changes to the Business License Tax? If so, please enter your email. Question Title * 12. Demographic Information: Please let us know which best describes your company ownership. Asian/Pacific Islander Owned Hispanic Owned Black/African American Owned Woman Owned Question Title * 13. Demographic Information: Zip Code Done
