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1 Jared Walczak & Scott Drenkard, State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2018 1 (2018)

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       ax                     State and Local Sales Tax Rates

                               2018

FISCAL
FACT                          Jared  Walczak          Scott Drenkard
No.  572                      Senior Policy Analyst   Economist, Director of State Projects
Feb. 2018

                               Key   Findings

                                 *   Forty-five states and the District of Columbia collect statewide  sales taxes.

                                 *   Local sales taxes are collected in 38 states. In some cases, they can rival or
                                     even exceed  state rates.

                                 *   The five states with the highest average  combined  state and  local sales tax
                                     rates are Louisiana (10.02 percent), Tennessee  (9.46 percent), Arkansas (9.41
                                     percent), Washington   (9.18 percent), and Alabama  (9.10 percent).

                                 *   New  Jersey reduced   its statewide rate from 6.875 to 6.625 percent  as of
                                     January  1.

                                 *   Sales tax rates differ by state, but sales tax bases also impact how much
                                     revenue  is collected from a tax and how the tax affects the economy.

                                 *   Sales tax rate differentials can induce consumers  to shop across borders  or
                                     buy products  online.





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