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At 7.25%, California has the highest minimum statewide sales tax rate in the United States, [8] which can total up to 10.75% with local sales taxes included. [9]Sales and use taxes in California (state and local) are collected by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, whereas income and franchise taxes are collected by the Franchise Tax Board.
The department handles the vast majority of California's sales, use and excise tax assessment, auditing and collection. It also collects the 1.25% Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax and various 'district taxes'. Sales & use tax; Alcoholic Beverage Tax (contracted to administer on behalf of the Board of Equalization) California Tire Fee
The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law is Part 1.5, Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code of California. It allows a percentage to be added to a statewide sales tax, with the proceeds applied to benefit counties and cities. Generally the revenue obtained from the uniform local tax funds various county and city needs such as ...
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration provides sales tax rates for local governments on its website. [119] The sales tax rate data are particularly useful to voters in local sales tax elections. The California Department of Education provides detailed California K-12 public education data on the Ed-Data website. [120]
California has the highest base sales tax rate, 7.25%. Including county and city sales taxes, the highest total sales tax as of September 1, 2013, was in Arab, Alabama, 13.50%. [2] Sales tax is calculated by multiplying the purchase price by the applicable tax rate.
Because the rate of a sales tax does not change based on a person's income or wealth, sales taxes are generally considered regressive. However, it has been suggested that any regressive effect of a sales tax could be mitigated, e.g., by excluding rent, or by exempting "necessary" items, such as food, clothing and medicines. [21]
Sales tax rates have also increased from 6% (pre-Proposition 13 level) to 7.25% and higher in some local jurisdictions. [58] In 1991, the Supreme Court of California ruled in Rider v. County of San Diego that a San Diego County sales tax to fund jail and courthouse construction was unconstitutional. The court ruled that because the tax money ...
Proposition 30 provides for a personal income tax increase over seven years for California residents with an annual income over US$250,000, to be implemented retroactively starting January 1, 2012 through the end of 2018. [4] The measure also provides for an increase in the state sales tax by 0.25 percent over four years (from January 1, 2013 ...