California
Sales Tax Calculator of California for 2023
Calculation of the general sales taxes of California State for 2023
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%
Rates changes
Some changes has been made in California for county, city and/or special rates in current quarter of 2023 compared to 2022 Q1.
List of California cities and their changes (up to 15)
| City Name | County Rate | City Rate | Special Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 0.25% | 0.75% (+0.75%) | 3.25% |
| West Hollywood | 0.25% | 0.75% | 3.25% |
| Bell | 0.25% | 0.75% | 3.25% |
| Bell Gardens | 0.25% | 0.75% | 3.25% |
| Beverly Hills | 0.25% | 0% | 3.25% |
| Compton | 0.25% | 0.75% (-0.25%) | 3.25% (+0.25%) |
| Culver City | 0.25% | 0.75% | 3.25% |
| Downey | 0.25% | 0.5% | 3.25% |
| El Segundo | 0.25% | 0.75% (+0.75%) | 3.25% |
| Gardena | 0.25% | 0.75% | 3.25% |
| Hawthorne | 0.25% | 0.75% | 3.25% |
| Hermosa Beach | 0.25% | 0% | 3.25% |
| Huntington Park | 0.25% | 0.75% | 3.25% |
| Lawndale | 0.25% | 0.75% | 3.25% |
| Lynwood | 0.25% | 1% | 3% |
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%.
Last sales taxes rates update
The last rates update has been made on January 2023.