Local Sales Tax Rate Change Watch

Why this is recommended

A combined rate that goes from 8.25 to 9.5 percent on April 1 is $500 on a $40,000 car bought a week late, a grocery exemption that saves $300 a year, a county on the other side of the line with a 2-point lower rate on a $5,000 purchase, or an overcharge refund rule are each worth the membership several times.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

Everyone who buys anything, and especially the people buying a car, an appliance or a kitchen in a city where the rate just moved.

When it runs

Local rates change on the first of the quarter and the lists post in the weeks before

Scope

City, county, transit, special district and state sales and use tax rates in all states; quarterly effective dates; ballot measures; grocery, clothing, diaper, feminine product, medical and essential exemptions; marketplace facilitator and delivery fee rules; vehicle, restaurant, lodging and rental taxes; state rate cuts and holidays beyond annual sales tax holidays; retailer overcharge refund rules; Avalara, TaxJar and state rate lookup tools

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

City, county and district sales tax rate changes taking effect each quarter with the new combined rate, ballot measures that passed or failed on sales tax, special district and transit tax additions, grocery, clothing, diaper and essential item exemption changes, online marketplace and delivery fee tax changes, vehicle, restaurant and lodging tax changes by city, rate changes that split a metro so one side of the street is cheaper, state rate changes and tax cuts and refund and overcharge rules when a retailer collects the wrong rate, with the jurisdiction first and the old and new rate in the title.

Track sales tax rate changes in the United States. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: city, county, transit and special district rate changes taking effect in the next 90 days with the old and new combined rate for jurisdictions over 50,000 people; ballot measures passed or failed on sales tax; grocery, clothing, diaper, feminine product, medical and essential item exemption changes by state; marketplace facilitator and delivery fee tax changes; vehicle, restaurant, lodging and rental tax changes in the 100 largest cities; state rate changes and cuts; retailer overcharge and refund rule changes; and state rate lookup tool launches. Prefer state revenue departments, city and county finance offices, secretaries of state for ballot results and established tax and local reporting; ignore unverified posts. Put the jurisdiction first in the title with the old and new rate and the effective date. Use high severity for a change of 0.5 points or more in a jurisdiction over 250,000 people, a new essential item exemption, or a state rate change. Return no more than 8 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, the rates, who it affects, what to do before the date, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.