Aurora food & liquor tax bonds.
From $100.
The City of Aurora requires every applicant for a food and beverage tax Certificate of Registration to post a bond. The amount is the lower of three months' estimated tax liability or $20,000, but not less than $2,000 for liquor license holders and $500 for all others. Premiums cost 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does an Aurora food & liquor tax bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Enter the amount the City assigned on your registration, pay, and file. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the City set on your Certificate of Registration application, and the effective date — that is the application.
Approved
No credit check up to $10,000, and most applications approve instantly. Pricing is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
File with Revenue and Collection
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Aurora Revenue and Collection Division so your Certificate of Registration can issue.
What it is and who needs it.
What the privilege tax bond actually guarantees
Under the City of Aurora's food and beverage tax ordinance (Aurora City Code Chapter 44, Article VII), a business selling taxable food, beverages, or alcoholic liquor must register for a Certificate of Registration and post a bond with the Revenue and Collection Division. The bond is a tax-remittance guarantee: it backs the registrant's promise to collect and actually pay over the privilege tax it owes the City.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Aurora (the obligee), which can recover against the bond if a registrant fails to remit tax it collected. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
The City sets the required amount at the lower of three months' estimated tax liability or $20,000, with a floor of $2,000 for liquor license holders and $500 for every other registrant. Aurora tells you the exact figure when it processes your Certificate of Registration application — enter that number and your premium is priced from a $100 minimum.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with Revenue and Collection. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Aurora Revenue and Collection Division so your Certificate of Registration can issue.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check up to $10,000.
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From $100, no credit check up to $10,000, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.