I live in Alameda County California and the wonderful people of this County just voted in another .5% increase for the "children".

This brings the Sales Tax Rate up to 9.75%

Just wondering what Rates are in free America...

South Florida (Broward County/Ft. Lauderdale) sales tax is 6% plus a 1% discretionary tax up to $5000 sales price. So 7% on most everything.

Property tax is around 2% of the homes value.

I can’t believe this passed. I mean i can but I can’t imagine people voting themselves ever higher taxes. Thank god that Prop 13 measure failed. I see the smart folks in Ptown voted no on their bond measure.

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Originally posted by ElToro:
I can’t believe this passed. I mean i can but I can’t imagine people voting themselves ever higher taxes. Thank god that Prop 13 measure failed. I see the smart folks in Ptown voted no on their bond measure.

I voted no on everything!!!

7% state, 2.25% county.

But no income tax.

As a former resident of Contra Costa county, I appreciate the latter and accept the former.

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Originally posted by PR64:

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Originally posted by ElToro:
I can’t believe this passed. I mean i can but I can’t imagine people voting themselves ever higher taxes. Thank god that Prop 13 measure failed. I see the smart folks in Ptown voted no on their bond measure.

I voted no on everything!!!

Same here. Enuf's enuf.

4.5%

http://www.sale-tax.com/PenningtonCountySD

0.0% sales tax in all of Montana. Property taxes about 0.8% of the home's market value in Lake County

Texas counties are all 8 1/4%. At least we have no stats sales tax.

In Virginia the state sales tax is 4.3% and counties are allowed to add 1.0% which virtually all do so in total it is 5.3%

Maine is at 5.5% statewide, but no local sales tax... yet.

Towns have looked into it, but public pressure has kept it at bay.

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Originally posted by smlsig:
In Virginia the state sales tax is 4.3% and counties are allowed to add 1.0% which virtually all do so in total it is 5.3%

In Virginia I pay 6%

State sales tax is 7%, with counties adding their own. My county (Carter) is 2.75%, for a total of 9.75%. However, there is no state income tax (on wages/salaries) and other taxes are relatively low. For example, my car tags were $32. This rate would make me balk at buying a big-ticket item like a car, however. (Edited to be more clear.)

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0% Sales Tax in NH....And 0% Income Tax as well!

Live Free or Die!

As Gibb said, no county-level tax, but the towns (much the same as townships in other states) hit you with "excise tax" on anything that requires a license plate. I'm about to go register the bike, that'll cost about $100.

Good news is, it gets depreciated annually so it hurts a little less every year.

A new vehicle REALLY smarts tho. State nails ya for 5.5% and then the town hits you with max excise tax based on the VIN, NOT what you actually paid. The first set of tags on the Tundra were almost $700.

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Originally posted by nhracecraft:
0% Sales Tax in NH....And 0% Income Tax as well!

Live Free or Die!

Weird, does that mean only people who own land pay taxes?

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Originally posted by smlsig:
In Virginia the state sales tax is 4.3% and counties are allowed to add 1.0% which virtually all do so in total it is 5.3%

Bzzzt. The Virginia state sales tax is 5.3%. Like skins2881, after local taxes, I pay 6%.

Alaska has no counties, thus no county sales tax, no state sales tax, and Anchorage has no municipal sales tax.

State and county are 8% where I live.

State and county combine for 7.25%. (Hardin Co. Ohio)