Tax Data
Sales & Use Taxes
Sales taxes are a form of excise levied when a good or services is sold to its final consumer. Sales taxes are levied at both the state and local level, and commonly exempt food, utilities and other necessities from taxation. Since state sales taxes only apply to purchases within a state's borders, they are typically accompanied by a use tax that applies to the use, storage, or other consumption within the state of goods or services purchased out of state.
Additional questions about sales and use taxes? Contact Bill Ahern at (202) 464-5101.
Tax Data from The Tax Foundation
- State Sales, Gasoline, Cigarette, and Alcohol Tax Rates by State, 2000-2008, March 7, 2008
- State and Local General Sales and Gross Receipts Tax Collections Per Household and Per Capita, Fiscal Year 2005, February 5, 2008
- State Selective Sales Tax Collections Per Household, 2006, February 5, 2008
- State and Local General Sales Tax Collections Per Household, Fiscal Year 2005, February 5, 2008
- General Sales and Gross Receipts Tax Collections by State, Fiscal Year 2006, June 28, 2007