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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.
As of 2017, all but Saratoga, Warren, Washington and Westchester counties in New York charge a higher sales tax rate than the 3% default rate. The combined sales tax in Utica, for example, is 8.75%. In New York City, total sales tax is 8.875%, which includes 0.375% charged in the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD).
The basic statewide sales and use tax rate is 7.25% and is divided as follows: 6.50% State, 0.75% plus a 0.25% local transportation fund to city or county of place of sale (distributed quarterly). All taxes above 7.25% are so called "district taxes" which are imposed locally, after an area wide vote, under the Transactions and Use Tax Law.
Gladwell, Malcolm. "U.S. to New York: It's Still Dutch Treat" Washington Post. Section A, 7 March 1996. Pear, Robert. "Federal Government Uses North's and Midwest's Dollars to Aid the South, Study Says" The New York Times. 8 October 1996. Table. 2007 Population Estimate, US Census; Total Tax Revenue By Type and State Fiscal Year 2007 (XLS)
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By comparison, the median home sale prices were $746,667 in California and $450,000 in New York in recent months. Read more: Car insurance rates have spiked in the US to a stunning $2,150/year ...
According to a report released by Fair Tax Mark in 2019, Amazon is the best actor of tax avoidance, having paid a 12% effective tax rate between 2010 and 2018, in contrast with 35% corporate tax rate in the US during the same period. Amazon countered that it had an 24% effective tax rate during the same period.