How 2023 Sales taxes are calculated in California
The state general sales tax rate of California is 6%. Cities and/or municipalities of California are allowed to collect their own rate that can get up to 2% in city sales tax.
Every 2023 combined rates mentioned above are the results of California state rate (6%), the county rate (0.25% to 1%), the California cities rate (0% to 2%), and in some case, special rate (0.5% to 4%).
The California's tax rate may change depending of the type of purchase. Some of the California tax type are: Consumers use, rental tax, sales tax, sellers use, lodgings tax and more.
Please refer to the California website for more sales taxes information.
California state rate(s) for 2023
6.5% is the smallest possible tax rate (Los Angeles, California)
7.25%, 7.375%, 7.5%, 7.75%, 7.875%, 7.975%, 8%, 8.125%, 8.25%, 8.35%, 8.375%, 8.5%, 8.625%, 8.75%, 8.875%, 8.975%, 9%, 9.125%, 9.225%, 9.25%, 9.375%, 9.5%, 9.625%, 9.75%, 9.875%, 10%, 10.25%, 10.5% are all the other possible sales tax rates of California cities.
10.75% is the highest possible tax rate (Alameda, California)
The average combined rate of every zip code in California is 8.473%
Other 2023 sales tax fact for California
As of 2023, there is 205 out of 1255 cities in California that charge city sales tax for a ratio of 16.335%.There is also 571 out of 2793 zip codes in California that are being charged city sales tax for a ratio of 20.444%.