- Vertex’s 2024 Mid-Year Sales Tax Rates and Rules report highlights the increasing complexity of substate U.S. sales tax rates and rules
- New taxing cities, district taxes, and city-level rate changes are driving this complexity
- It is easier to create new taxing cities and district taxes than to change state sales tax rates
- City rate changes spiked during the first half of the year, with a 67% year-over-year increase
- County and city governments are raising sales tax rates to cope with inflation
- Taxing jurisdictions are also implementing various fees to generate revenue
- Since 2014, there have been thousands of new sales and use taxes implemented and changes made
- The total number of taxing jurisdictions in the U.S. is around 19,000, posing challenges for businesses in compliance
Source: vertexinc.com
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