Sales Tax
Filing
Professional preparation of your sales tax
filing to minimize audit risk while paying the least tax
allowed by law. The price below is for a single sales tax
filing. Sales tax filing is also included in the following
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$ 95
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What is a sales tax
filing ?
A sales tax filing is the form to
be filed for a consumption tax charged at the point of purchase
for certain goods and services. The tax is usually set as a
percentage by the government charging the tax.
State Sales Tax
Rates
January 1, 2007
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--------------------Exemptions--------------------
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State
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Tax Rates
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Food
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Prescription
Drugs
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Non-prescription
Drugs
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ALABAMA
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4
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*
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ALASKA
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none
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ARIZONA
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5.6
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*
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*
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ARKANSAS
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6
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*
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CALIFORNIA (3)
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7.25 (2)
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*
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*
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COLORADO
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2.9
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*
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*
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CONNECTICUT
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6
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*
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*
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*
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DELAWARE
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none
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FLORIDA
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6
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*
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*
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*
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GEORGIA
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4
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* (4)
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*
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HAWAII
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4
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*
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IDAHO
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6
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*
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ILLINOIS (2)
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6.25
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1%
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1%
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1%
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INDIANA
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6
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*
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*
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IOWA
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5
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*
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*
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KANSAS
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5.3
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*
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KENTUCKY
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6
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*
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*
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LOUISIANA
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4
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* (4)
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*
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MAINE
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5
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*
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*
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MARYLAND
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5
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*
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*
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*
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MASSACHUSETTS
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5
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*
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*
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MICHIGAN
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6
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*
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*
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MINNESOTA
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6.5
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*
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*
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*
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MISSISSIPPI
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7
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*
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MISSOURI
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4.225
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1.225
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*
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MONTANA
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none
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NEBRASKA
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5.5
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*
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*
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NEVADA
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6.5
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*
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*
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
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none
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NEW JERSEY
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7
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*
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*
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*
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NEW MEXICO
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5
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*
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*
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NEW YORK
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4
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*
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*
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*
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NORTH CAROLINA
(5)
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4.25
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* (4)
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*
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NORTH DAKOTA
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5
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*
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*
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OHIO
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5.5
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*
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*
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OKLAHOMA
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4.5
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*
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OREGON
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none
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PENNSYLVANIA
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6
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*
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*
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*
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RHODE ISLAND
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7
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*
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*
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*
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SOUTH CAROLINA
(6)
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5
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3%
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*
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SOUTH DAKOTA
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4
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*
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TENNESSEE
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7
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6%
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*
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TEXAS
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6.25
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*
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*
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*
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UTAH
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4.75
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2.75%
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*
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VERMONT
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6
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*
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*
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*
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VIRGINIA
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5 (2)
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2.5% (2)
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*
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*
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WASHINGTON
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6.5
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*
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*
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WEST VIRGINIA
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6
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5%
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*
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WISCONSIN
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5
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*
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*
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WYOMING
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4
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* (7)
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*
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DIST. OF
COLUMBIA
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5.75
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*
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*
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*
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* - indicates exempt from tax, blank indicates
subject to general sales tax rate.
Source: Compiled by
FTA from various sources.
(1) Some state tax food, but allow an (income) tax credit to
compensate poor households. They are:HI, ID, KS, OK, SD, and
WY.
(2) Includes statewide local tax of 1.0% in California and 1.0%
in Virginia.
(3) Tax rate may be adjusted annually according to a formula
based on balances in the unappropriated general fund and the
school foundation fund.
(4) Food sales are subject to local sales taxes.
(5) Sales tax rate is scheduled to decrease to 4% on
7/1/2007.
(6) Sales tax rate is scheduled to increase to 6% on
6/1/2007.
(7) Food sales exempt through 6/30/2008.
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