Do different counties have different tax rates?

There is a wide range in the percentage of each county's revenue that goes to taxes. These omissions give rise to some inaccuracy, but generally have no palpable effect on the resulting averages, since areas near zip codes that do have ZCTA population numbers capture the tax rate of those jurisdictions. Sales taxes in Hawaii and South Dakota have bases that include many services and are therefore not strictly comparable to other sales taxes. New Mexico lowered its statewide sales tax rate, a hybrid tax that the state calls gross income tax on July 1, moving its combined rates from 15 to 16 higher and displacing Colorado.

Local valuation districts report market values, taxable values and tax rates to the Comptroller's office using the electronic valuation list filing system and the Comptroller's Form 50-886-a, tax rate filing spreadsheet (XLSX). The county's 0.5% use tax rate applies to buyers of items used, stored, or consumed in counties that impose county taxes. It should be noted that some New Jersey cities are located in “urban business areas,” where eligible sellers can collect and remit half of the state sales tax rate of 6.625 percent (3.3125 percent), a policy designed to help local retailers compete with neighboring Delaware, which waives sales tax. The tax rates included correspond to the year in which the list is prepared and should appear alphabetically according to the county or counties in which each tax unit is located and with the name of each tax unit.

Sales Tax Clearinghouse publishes quarterly sales tax data at the state, county and city levels by zip code. The county sales tax rate of 0.5% applies to retailers who make taxable retail sales, licenses, leases or rents or who provide taxable services in a Wisconsin county that has adopted the county tax. In addition to the variation in statutory tax rates, local governments use several methods to calculate their real estate tax base. An ** next to the name of the tax unit in the district's special spreadsheet indicates that the tax unit is a community college district that may levy a tax in some school districts under Chapter 130 of the Education Code.

While incremental income tax rates and brackets are complex and confusing for many taxpayers, sales taxes are easier to understand; consumers can see their tax burden printed directly on their receipts. We published information on school district tax rates and taxes along with the publication of the preliminary findings of the School District Property Value Study (SDPVS), which must be certified to the education commissioner by February. Each county's county assessor/collector must post certain information about the tax rate for each county tax unit on the Internet website. In an unusually calm year in the area of sales taxes, no state experienced changes in classification due to changes in local rates since January.