Oakland finance officials have failed to collect millions in business taxes over the years, according to an audit of the city’s Revenue Management Bureau that was released this week. 

The bureau, which operates under the city’s Finance Department, did not collect all revenue owed to the city, did not have sufficient systems in place to ensure accurate and timely billing and collection of taxes and fees, had not sufficiently collected taxes from businesses, and did not have sufficient processes in place for identifying businesses subject to business tax.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.