Everyday Items With No or Less Sales Tax

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Everyday Items You Buy, With No Sales Tax
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• States that collect a sales tax

• States that collect local sales tax

• States with no sales tax Alaska, Delaware,
  Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon

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Know your sales tax
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Grocery Items

• In states where sales tax is charged, most states
  offer a lower sales tax rate on groceries. And
  if a person must use food stamps to purchase
  food, the sale of that food is sales tax exempt.

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Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs

• Prescription and non-prescription drugs are
  exempt from sales tax in most states.

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Tampons

• In certain states, tampons are sold free of sales
  tax. This falls in a category with other
  feminine care products which are deemed a
  necessity and therefore, are not taxed at sale.

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Diapers

• Diapers are another item that is deemed a
  necessity and therefore, arent charged sales
  tax.

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Here are the highest state sales taxes

• Tennessee
• 9.46

• Arkansas
• 9.30

• Louisiana
• 9.0

• Alabama
• 8.97

• Washington
• 8.90

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Use a Sales Tax Calculator
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• A sales tax calculator can help you calculate
  your bill before you get charged sales tax so
  that you know what your bill will be with sales
  tax.

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Thanks!
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Other Resources

• For more information, visit these sites.
• https//blog.taxjar.com/states-grocery-items-tax-e
  xempt/
• https//taxfoundation.org/tampon-taxes-sales-tax/
• https//taxfoundation.org/state-and-local-sales-ta
  x-rates-2015/