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[Scott Howard]

On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Marghanita da Cruz
<marghanita at ramin.com.au>wrote:

> The point is that in Australia, prices are quoted including
> the Tax - which retailers may wish to change. In the US, it
> took some getting used to, to discover the price at the
> Checkout was higher than the price on the shelf or the menu.
> I think it was something around 15% - though I can't confirm
> this.
>

It varies state to state, and in some places even county to county, but as
far as I'm aware nowhere is quite as high as that.

Most states are in the 4-8% range, although some are less (including several
that don't charge sales tax), and some even higher.

For example, California is technically 8.25%, although the state has imposed
an additional 1% temporary tax (due to expire middle of the year, although
I'll believe it when I see it!) so it's actually 9.25%. However 2 suburbs
over from here there's an additional county tax of 0.5%, so the rate is
actually 9.75%.

  Scott.