Sales Tax

In the United States, when you purchase an item at a store, you will most likely have to pay a sales tax on top of the list price of the item. Sales taxes are imposed by the states as is their constitutional right.

! Exception: Most food items, like milk, bread and butter, are not taxed, except for hot prepared foods.

Sales tax varies by state, but the average sales tax is around 7.25%.

Some counties add on additional taxes to the state tax. For instance, if you are purchasing an item at a store in Miami, you will pay 6.5%: 6% state sales tax and 0.5% county sales tax.

Useful Sites:

The Sales Tax Clearinghouse lets you browse tax rates by state or calculate sales tax based on your state and amount of purchase.

Sales Tax by State:

Alabama   4% Alaska   0% Arizona   5.6% Arkansas   6% California  7.25% Colorado   2.9% Connecticut   6% Delaware   0% D.C.   5.75% Florida   6% Georgia   4% Hawaii   4% Idaho   6% Illinois   6.25% Indiana   7% Iowa   6% Kansas   5.3%

Kentucky   6% Louisiana   4% Maine   5% Maryland   6% Massachusetts   5% Michigan   6% Minnesota   6.875% Mississippi   7% Missouri   4.225% Montana   0% Nebraska   5.5% Nevada   6.85% N Hampshire   0% New Jersey   7% New Mexico   5% New York   4% N Carolina   4.5%

N Dakota   5% Ohio   5.5% Oklahoma   4.5% Oregon   0% Pennsylvania   6% Rhode Island   7% S Carolina   6% S Dakota   4% Tennessee   7% Texas   6.25% Utah   4.7% Vermont   6% Virginia   4% Washington   6.5% W Virginia   6% Wisconsin   5% Wyoming   4%

 

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