October 1, 2018 Sales Tax Rate Changes

October 1st of every year usually sees many State and Local tax rates change and this year is no different.  Here are changes in the General Retail Sales Tax rates.

ALABAMA: 

• The Town of Orrville has increased their sales tax from 2.0% to 3.5%
• The Town of Red Level has increased their sales tax from 2.0% to 2.5%
• The City of Hoover has modified their sales tax rate from 3.0% to 3.5%
• More details of the changes in Alabama can be found here

ARKANSAS:

• Click here for the long list of Local Tax rate changes in Arkansas.

ARIZONA:  Although commonly referred to as a sales tax, the Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) is actually a tax on a vendor for the privilege of doing business in the state.

• Mohave County tax rate of .25% has been removed in the City of Kingman

CALIFORNIA:City rate changes listed below include the combine state and local rates.

• City of Chula Vista (San Diego County): from 8.25% to 8.75%
• Town of Corte Madera (Marin County): from 8.75% to 9%
• City of Grass Valley (Nevada County): from 8% to 8.5%
• City of Huntington Park (Los Angeles County): from 9.5% to 10.25%
• City of Kingsburg (Fresno County): from 7.975% to 8.975%
• City of Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County): from 9% to 9.25%

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: The sales and use tax rate will increase from 5.75% to 6%

GEORGIA: Twenty-two counties increased they rates by 4% bringing the total sales tax rate to 8%

• Ware county increased to 9%.
• See the list here.

KANSAS: City and County rate changes, as well as special districts.

• City of Andover combined rate now 7.50%
• City of Harper combined rate now 8.0%
• City of Mission Hills combined rate now 9.225%
• City of Westwood combined rate now 9.475%
• For a detailed list of the other changes click here.

MINNESOTA: In the City of Worthington, the combined rate has been reduced to 6.875%

MISSOURI:  Let’s just say, this state has an awful lot of changes.  Here is the detail.

MISSISSIPPI: One change for the City of Tupelo, an additional .25% for ZIP 38801.

NORTH CAROLINA:  Seven counties have a tax rate change for a total combined rate of 7.0%

• Clay
• Gaston
• Jones
• Lincoln
• Pasquotank
• Rockingham
• Rutherford

NORTH DAKOTA: Some city changes as follows:

• City of Devils Lake increased the tax rate to 2.25% for a combined rate of 7.25%
• City of Fessenden approved a new tax rate of 2.0% for a combined rate of 7%
• City of Lisbon increased the tax rate to 2.5% for a combined rate of 7.5%

OHIO: In Montgomery County, the combined state and local rate will increase from 7.25 to 7.5 percent. In Tuscarawas County, the combined rate will jump from 6.75 to 7.25 percent.

OKLAHOMA:The city of Glencoe has a new 4.662% tax, and other cities increased their tax rates:

• Laverne: 2.25% to 3.25%
• McAlester: 3.5% to 3.75%
• Shawnee: 3% to 3.5%

Rogers county tax rate decreased from 1.833% to .8333%

TEXAS: The Hamlin Municipal Development District in Jones and Fisher counties is increasing the local sales and use tax to 0.5%.  Rates are changing in the cities below, listed with the new combined rate:

• Boyd (Wise County), 8.25%
• Buffalo Gap (Taylor County), 8.25%
• Crystal City (Zavala County), 8.25%
• Fairchilds (Fort Bend County), 7.25%
• Fruitvale (Van Zandt County), 8.25%
• Hickory Creek (Denton County), 8.25%
• Peaster (Parker County), 8.25%
• Prosper (Collin County), 8.25%
• Prosper (Denton County), 8.25%
• Rio Vista (Johnson County), 8.25%
• Rule (Haskell County), 8.25%
• Saint Hedwig (Bexar County), 8.25%
• Sterling City (Sterling County), 8.25%
• Winona (Smith County), 8%
• Yorktown (DeWitt County), 8.25%

UTAH:  The following counties will impose a new 0.25% county option highway and public transit sales and use tax

• Cache County
• Salt Lake County
• Summit County
• Tooele County

WYOMING:  Carbon County rate decreased from 2% down to 1% for a total sales tax rate of 5%

Attention Remote Sellers:

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