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State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2024

Retail sales taxes are an essential part of most states’ revenue toolkits, responsible for 32 percent of state tax collections and 13 percent of local tax collections (24 percent of combined collections).

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State and local tax collections per capita by state FY 2021

How High Are State and Local Tax Collections in Your State?

Contrary to initial expectations, the pandemic years were good for state and local tax collections, and while the surges of 2021 and 2022 have not continued into calendar year 2023, revenues remain robust in most states and well above pre-pandemic levels even after accounting for inflation.

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State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2023

While many factors influence business location and investment decisions, sales taxes are something within policymakers’ control that can have immediate impacts.

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The Efficiency of State and Local Tax Administration of Local Taxes including Local Sales Taxes and Local Tourism Taxes

The Efficiency of State Administration of Local Taxes

The logic that has prevailed for local sales taxes should apply equally to other taxes that localities impose on multijurisdictional businesses, including local tourism taxes. The evidence is clear that central administration of local taxes reduces compliance costs without sacrificing local revenue.

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2022 State Sales Tax Rates

State and Local Sales Tax Rates, Midyear 2022

While many factors influence business location and investment decisions, sales taxes are something within policymakers’ control that can have immediate impacts.

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2022 sales taxes including 2022 sales tax rates 2022 state and local sales tax rates

State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2022

While many factors influence business location and investment decisions, sales taxes are something within policymakers’ control that can have immediate impacts.

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2021 sales taxes by state, 2021 sales tax rates by state, 2021 state and local sales tax rates July 2021

State and Local Sales Tax Rates, Midyear 2021

The highest average combined state and local sales tax rates are in Louisiana (9.55 percent), Tennessee (9.547 percent), Arkansas (9.48 percent), Washington (9.29 percent), and Alabama (9.22 percent).

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State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2021

While many factors influence business location and investment decisions, sales taxes are something within lawmakers’ control that can have immediate impacts.

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2020 State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2020 state sales tax rates, 2020 local sales tax rates

State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2020

While many factors influence business location and investment decisions, sales taxes are something within lawmakers’ control that can have immediate impacts.

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2019 Election Day 2019, state and local tax ballot measure results, 2019 tax ballot measures, 2019 ballot results

Results of 2019 State and Local Tax Ballot Initiatives

Election Day 2019 will feature notable tax-related ballot measures in California, Colorado, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. Once the polls close tonight, beginning with Pennsylvania and Texas at 8 PM EST, we will begin tracking the results as they come in.

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Sales Tax Rates in Major Cities, Midyear 2019

Sales taxes are levied in over 11,000 jurisdictions across the United States. In many cases, these local sales taxes can have a profound impact on the total rate that consumers pay.

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