- Sales taxes in the US are levied by state, city, county, tribal, and special district governments
- Average combined state and local sales tax rates are calculated twice a year for major US cities
- Seattle, Washington has the highest combined state and local sales tax rate at 10.35%
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana has the highest local sales tax rate at 5.50%
- Portland, Oregon and Anchorage, Alaska have no state or local sales tax
- Honolulu, Hawaii has the lowest sales tax rate at 4.5%
- Nine major cities in states with statewide sales taxes do not impose local sales taxes
- Great Lakes cities have seen the greatest upward movement in sales tax rates in recent years
Source: taxfoundation.org
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
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