Sales Tax: What It Is, Rates and How to Calculate

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What is sales tax?
Sales tax calculator
States with no sales tax
Sales tax rates by state
State | State Tax Rate | Avg. Local Tax Rate |
---|---|---|
Alabama | 4% | 5.289% |
Alaska | 0% | 1.821% |
Arizona | 5.6% | 2.779% |
Arkansas | 6.5% | 2.948% |
California | 7.25% | 1.601% |
Colorado | 2.9% | 4.907% |
Connecticut | 6.35% | 0% |
Delaware | 0% | 0% |
Florida | 6% | 1.002% |
Georgia | 4% | 3.384% |
Hawaii | 4% | 0.500% |
Idaho | 6% | 0.026% |
Illinois | 6.25% | 2.605% |
Indiana | 7% | 0% |
Iowa | 6% | 0.941% |
Kansas | 6.5% | 2.154% |
Kentucky | 6% | 0% |
Louisiana | 4.45% | 5.113% |
Maine | 5.5% | 0% |
Maryland | 6% | 0% |
Massachusetts | 6.25% | 0% |
Michigan | 6% | 0% |
Minnesota | 6.875% | 1.163% |
Mississippi | 7% | 0.062% |
Missouri | 4.225% | 4.160% |
Montana | 0% | 0% |
Nebraska | 5.5% | 1.468% |
Nevada | 6.85% | 1.386% |
New Hampshire | 0% | 0% |
New Jersey | 6.625% | -0.024% |
New Mexico | 4.875% | 2.742% |
New York | 4% | 4.532% |
North Carolina | 4.75% | 2.246% |
North Dakota | 5% | 2.041% |
Ohio | 5.75% | 1.488% |
Oklahoma | 4.5% | 4.489% |
Oregon | 0% | 0% |
Pennsylvania | 6% | 0.341% |
Rhode Island | 7% | 0% |
South Carolina | 6% | 1.499% |
South Dakota | 4.2% | 1.911% |
Tennessee | 7% | 2.548% |
Texas | 6.25% | 1.950% |
Utah | 6.1% | 1.149% |
Vermont | 6% | 0.359% |
Virginia | 5.3% | 0.471% |
Washington | 6.5% | 2.878% |
West Virginia | 6% | 0.567% |
Wisconsin | 5% | 0.696% |
Wyoming | 4% | 1.441% |
District of Columbia | 6% | 0% |
What items need to have sales tax?
Sales tax exemptions
Can you deduct sales tax?
- Federal: $79 to $139. Free version available for Simple Form 1040 returns only.
- State: $0 to $69 per state.
- Expert help or full service filing is available with an upgrade to Live packages for a fee.
Who collects sales tax?
Is my business required to collect sales tax?
What happens if you don’t collect sales tax?
Article sources
- 1. Tax Foundation. State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2024. Accessed Jun 6, 2024.
- 2. Tax Policy Center. How Do State and Local Sales Taxes Work?. Accessed Sep 20, 2023.
- 3. Wolters Kluwer. Sales Tax Exemptions Exist in Every State.
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