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# Sales tax calculator

**Sales tax calculator: how it works** Multiply the price by the combined rate (state plus local) and divide by 100. At 7.25%, tax on $100 is $7.25, and the total is $107.25.

Free online tool: https://luckpanda.app/tools/sales-tax-calculator (create on screen, no account needed).

## The sales tax formula

Sales tax = price × (state rate + local rate) ÷ 100. Total = price + sales tax. Working backwards, price before tax = total × 100 ÷ (100 + combined rate).

Example: a $250 order shipped to Chicago, Illinois. The state rate is 6.25%, and Cook County and Chicago add 4%, for 10.25% combined. Tax = $250 × 10.25 ÷ 100 = $25.63, total $275.63.

## How to use the sales tax calculator

1. Choose Add tax, or Price includes tax to work backwards.
2. Enter the price.
3. Pick the state, then add any local (county or city) rate.
4. Read the sales tax and the total.

## State sales tax rates

Statewide base rates used by the calculator. Local taxes add more in most states. Rates change; confirm with your state's revenue department before you rely on them.

| State | State rate | State | State rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alabama | 4% | Montana | 0% |
| Alaska | 0% | Nebraska | 5.5% |
| Arizona | 5.6% | Nevada | 6.85% |
| Arkansas | 6.5% | New Hampshire | 0% |
| California | 7.25% | New Jersey | 6.625% |
| Colorado | 2.9% | New Mexico | 4.875% |
| Connecticut | 6.35% | New York | 4% |
| Delaware | 0% | North Carolina | 4.75% |
| District of Columbia | 6% | North Dakota | 5% |
| Florida | 6% | Ohio | 5.75% |
| Georgia | 4% | Oklahoma | 4.5% |
| Hawaii | 4% | Oregon | 0% |
| Idaho | 6% | Pennsylvania | 6% |
| Illinois | 6.25% | Rhode Island | 7% |
| Indiana | 7% | South Carolina | 6% |
| Iowa | 6% | South Dakota | 4.2% |
| Kansas | 6.5% | Tennessee | 7% |
| Kentucky | 6% | Texas | 6.25% |
| Louisiana | 5% | Utah | 6.1% |
| Maine | 5.5% | Vermont | 6% |
| Maryland | 6% | Virginia | 5.3% |
| Massachusetts | 6.25% | Washington | 6.5% |
| Michigan | 6% | West Virginia | 6% |
| Minnesota | 6.875% | Wisconsin | 5% |
| Mississippi | 7% | Wyoming | 4% |
| Missouri | 4.225% |  |  |

## Do you need to charge sales tax?

You collect sales tax in a state where you have nexus: a physical presence, or, since the 2018 Wayfair decision, enough sales into the state (often $100,000 a year). Many services and digital goods are taxed differently from physical goods, and selling to a reseller with a valid resale certificate is usually exempt.

## Questions people ask

### How do I calculate sales tax?

Multiply the price by the combined rate (state plus local) and divide by 100. At 7.25%, tax on $100 is $7.25, and the total is $107.25.

### How do I find the price before sales tax?

Divide the total by 1 plus the rate. At 8.25%, $108.25 ÷ 1.0825 = $100.00 before tax.

### Which states have no sales tax?

Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon have no statewide sales tax. Some Alaskan cities and boroughs charge a local sales tax.

### Why is my receipt's rate higher than the state rate?

Most states let counties, cities and special districts add their own rate. The combined rate is what applies at the point of sale, so a 6.25% state rate can be 8.25% or more locally.

### Are these rates current?

They are statewide base rates as published by the states. Rates change, and some items (groceries, clothing, services) are taxed differently, so confirm with your state's revenue department.