Complete suite of free sales tax tools for all 50 states and 42,000+ ZIP codes. Reverse, add, remove, multi-state, and holiday calculators.
Most popular
Extract pre-tax amounts instantly from any inclusive total. Perfect for auditing receipts, GAAP compliance, and reversing combined state & local sales tax rates.
ForwardCalculate 2026 sales tax for any US address or ZIP code. Instantly add exact state, county, and municipal tax rates to any pre-tax subtotal.
Visual MapExplore our interactive 2026 US sales tax map. Compare combined state and average local rates visually across all 50 jurisdictions.
LookupLook up the exact 2026 combined sales tax rate for any US ZIP code. Covers 42,000+ ZIP codes with state, county, city, and district overlays.
Business & compliance
Compare 2026 state, county, and local sales tax rates side-by-side. Analyze combined tax brackets and identify states with zero sales tax.
BusinessBack out sales tax from receipts, business expenses, and invoices. Separate pre-tax revenue from tax liabilities with exact reverse calculations.
ForwardAdd sales tax to any transaction. Instantly apply current 2026 rates for all 50 states to compute the correct tax amount and total price.
EcommerceCalculate multi-state sales tax obligations in a single batch. Crucial for e-commerce sellers managing Wayfair economic nexus thresholds.
AccountingReconcile monthly gross receipts and isolate sales tax liabilities for state tax returns. Perfect for e-commerce, retail, and QuickBooks audits.
Specialty
Split dining bills, calculate tips, and apply sales tax in seconds. Perfect for groups, business lunches, and ensuring fair, itemized splits.
SeasonalTrack all active 2026 tax-free weekends and back-to-school sales tax holidays. Filter by state to maximize seasonal savings on apparel & electronics.
Compare state, average local, and combined sales tax rates for all 50 states and DC. Click any state to open its full calculator with ZIP-code-level accuracy.
| State | State Rate | Avg. Local | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4.00% | 5.24% | 9.24% |
| Alaska | 0.00% | 1.76% | 1.76% |
| Arizona | 5.60% | 2.77% | 8.37% |
| Arkansas | 6.50% | 2.93% | 9.43% |
| California | 7.25% | 1.57% | 8.82% |
| Colorado | 2.90% | 4.82% | 7.72% |
| Connecticut | 6.35% | 0.00% | 6.35% |
| Delaware | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Florida | 6.00% | 1.05% | 7.05% |
| Georgia | 4.00% | 3.37% | 7.37% |
| Hawaii | 4.00% | 0.44% | 4.44% |
| Idaho | 6.00% | 0.02% | 6.02% |
| Illinois | 6.25% | 2.49% | 8.74% |
| Indiana | 7.00% | 0.00% | 7.00% |
| Iowa | 6.00% | 0.94% | 6.94% |
| Kansas | 6.50% | 2.20% | 8.70% |
| Kentucky | 6.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% |
| Louisiana | 4.45% | 5.10% | 9.55% |
| Maine | 5.50% | 0.00% | 5.50% |
| Maryland | 6.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% |
| Massachusetts | 6.25% | 0.00% | 6.25% |
| Michigan | 6.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% |
| Minnesota | 6.88% | 0.58% | 7.45% |
| Mississippi | 7.00% | 0.07% | 7.07% |
| Missouri | 4.22% | 4.10% | 8.33% |
| Montana | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Nebraska | 5.50% | 1.46% | 6.96% |
| Nevada | 6.85% | 1.38% | 8.23% |
| New Hampshire | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| New Jersey | 6.63% | 0.00% | 6.63% |
| New Mexico | 5.00% | 2.73% | 7.73% |
| New York | 4.00% | 4.52% | 8.52% |
| North Carolina | 4.75% | 2.22% | 6.97% |
| North Dakota | 5.00% | 1.85% | 6.85% |
| Ohio | 5.75% | 1.48% | 7.23% |
| Oklahoma | 4.50% | 4.47% | 8.97% |
| Oregon | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Pennsylvania | 6.00% | 0.34% | 6.34% |
| Rhode Island | 7.00% | 0.00% | 7.00% |
| South Carolina | 6.00% | 1.43% | 7.43% |
| South Dakota | 4.20% | 1.90% | 6.10% |
| Tennessee | 7.00% | 2.55% | 9.55% |
| Texas | 6.25% | 1.95% | 8.20% |
| Utah | 4.85% | 2.21% | 7.06% |
| Vermont | 6.00% | 0.24% | 6.24% |
| Virginia | 4.30% | 1.33% | 5.63% |
| Washington | 6.50% | 2.72% | 9.22% |
| Washington D.C. | 6.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% |
| West Virginia | 6.00% | 0.39% | 6.39% |
| Wisconsin | 5.00% | 0.44% | 5.44% |
| Wyoming | 4.00% | 1.36% | 5.36% |
Five states charge no state sales tax: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon. However, Alaska allows local jurisdictions to charge up to 7.5%. Use our Sales Tax Comparison by State tool for a complete breakdown of all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The United States does not have a national sales tax. Instead, sales taxes are governed at the state and local levels. Forty-five states plus the District of Columbia levy state-level sales taxes. Local governments — counties, cities, and special districts — can levy their own additional sales taxes, resulting in over 10,000 unique tax jurisdictions across the country. This fragmentation makes accurate rate lookup essential for any business charging sales tax.
While calculating tax using a state's base rate works for rough estimates, commercial invoicing requires ZIP-code level accuracy. A single ZIP code can span multiple city boundaries or special transit districts, each adding extra fractional percentages. For example, in Chicago, Illinois, the state rate is 6.25% — but after adding Cook County (1.75%), Chicago city (1.25%), and the Regional Transportation Authority (1%), the combined rate hits 10.25%. A state-level calculator would undercharge by 4%. Use our Sales Tax by ZIP Code tool for pinpoint-accurate combined rates.
The 2018 Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair eliminated the physical presence requirement for sales tax nexus. Every state with a sales tax now has economic nexus thresholds — typically $100,000 in annual sales or 200 separate transactions into the state. Once you cross that threshold, you must register and collect sales tax in that state, even if you have no office, warehouse, or employee there. Marketplace facilitators like Amazon and eBay are also required to collect on behalf of their sellers. This is why our Multi-State Sales Tax Calculator exists — to help ecommerce sellers estimate their tax obligations across multiple states at once.
Five states charge no state-level sales tax: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon. However, Alaska allows local municipalities to levy their own sales taxes — some areas charge up to 7.5% — so it is not entirely tax-free. Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon are true zero-sales-tax states at both the state and local level.
Enter the net price into the Add Sales Tax Calculator and it returns the gross total with the correct state and local rate applied. For ZIP-code-precise rates, use the main Sales Tax Calculator instead.
The Reverse Sales Tax Calculator finds what the original price was before tax (e.g., $110 ÷ 1.10 = $100). The Remove Sales Tax Calculator instead isolates how much of that $110 was tax. Both are useful for expense reports and receipt audits.
Post-Wayfair, most states enforce economic nexus at $100,000 in sales or 200 transactions. The Multi-State Sales Tax Calculator helps ecommerce sellers estimate tax obligations across all states at once.
The Sales Tax Reconciliation Calculator matches gross receipts to the tax you actually collected — essential for accurate state filings and audit protection.
The Sales Tax Holiday Calculator tracks active tax-free weekends by state. Seventeen states held holidays in 2025, mostly in August for back-to-school — plan ahead to save 4–10% on eligible purchases.
Quick answers to the most common questions users ask.
The highest combined state and local sales tax rates in the US can exceed 10%. Louisiana and Tennessee routinely hit 9.5–10%+ when local taxes are added. Chicago, Illinois has a combined rate of 10.25% (6.25% state + 1.75% Cook County + 1.25% city + 1% RTA).
Post-Wayfair, yes in most cases. Large marketplaces like Amazon collect and remit sales tax on your behalf via Marketplace Facilitator laws. Smaller independent online stores may not collect tax if they are below a state's economic nexus threshold (typically $100,000 in annual sales or 200 transactions).
Same underlying math, different framing. Reverse sales tax finds the pre-tax base from a gross total (e.g., $110 ÷ 1.10 = $100). Remove sales tax isolates the tax portion from a gross total (e.g., $110 − $100 = $10 tax). Both use the same rate but answer different questions — the first asks 'what was the original price?' and the second asks 'how much did I pay in tax?'
Five states charge no state-level sales tax: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon. However, Alaska is a special case — it allows local municipalities to levy their own sales taxes of up to 7.5%, so some locations in Alaska do pay sales tax at the local level.
Sales tax rates change constantly. States, counties, cities, and special districts (transit authorities, stadium districts, etc.) can all update their rates independently, usually at the start of a quarter. TaxesLedger verifies all rates quarterly against Tax Foundation and state Department of Revenue data to ensure accuracy.
Economic nexus, established by the 2018 Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, means that out-of-state sellers can be required to collect and remit sales tax even without a physical presence in that state. Most states set the threshold at $100,000 in annual sales or 200 separate transactions. If you sell online across state lines and exceed these thresholds, you likely owe sales tax in those states. Use our Multi-State Sales Tax Calculator to estimate your obligations.
For informational purposes only. Tax rates change frequently — verify with your state's Department of Revenue before filing. This tool is not a substitute for professional tax advice.
· Rates verified quarterly from the Tax Foundation and state Departments of Revenue.
Keep going with another tool from the suite.