Taxes are one of few certainties in life, and they often provoke the ire of those that pay them. The average state sales tax clocks in at about 5%, but there are plenty of outliers. California has the ...

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The Minnesota Department of Revenue launched a new sales tax rate map designed to help customers calculate the local sales tax for purchases made around the state. The new sales tax rate map is a ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Revenue has launched a new interactive map for people to determine sales rates by county, zip code or even street address. The resource is called the ...

Shopping in one of the states with the lowest sales tax rates can mean saving money. However, the amount you can save depends on where in the state you shop and what you buy. That's because some ...

Compare what you paid in sales tax to your state and local taxes. Deduct the larger of the two. But there's a catch. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

Elysse Bell is a finance and business writer for Investopedia. She writes about small business, personal finance, technology, and more. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer ...

In this world, only death and taxes are guaranteed. And in some cases, not even that: While a majority of states charge income tax and property tax, a handful don't levy sales tax. In some cases, ...

Operating a small business involves understanding how different taxes apply to you based on the products or services you sell. If you charge your customers sales tax, your income is not affected by ...

Kemberley Washington is a former staff writer at Forbes Advisor and provides consumer-friendly tax tips for individuals and businesses. Her work goes beyond tax articles. She has been instrumental in ...