8.78% Sales Tax in Seattle
8.4% in Bellingham
Da andere Beantworter in Details gehen wollen - ja, verschiedene Artikel oder Services haben andere Mehrwertsteuern. Da Du nicht genau angegeben hast, WAS Du kaufen willst, habe ich Dir oben die allgemeinen Steuer Saetze in der jeweiligen Stadt gegeben. Die meisten Artikel fuer den taeglichen Gebrauch fallen darunter. Ich denke mir mal, dass Du weder Immobilien noch Autos kaufen willst.
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Washington
Washington has a 6.5% statewide sales tax. As of 31st October 2007, sales tax is not applied on most food items and prescription medications (not including over-the-counter medications). Individual counties, municipalities and regional transit authorities are entitled to collect a sales tax, which vary from 0.5% to 2.5%. Within King County, the King County Food & Beverage (KCF&B) tax adds an additional .5% to food and beverages purchased in bars, taverns and restaurants resulting in an effective tax rate of 9.5% (9.0% on all other items).[62] Additionally, the sale or lease of motor vehicles for use on the road incur an additional 0.3% tax, rental of a car for less than 30 days has an additional state/local tax of 8.9%.[62] When renting a car for less than 30 days in Seattle, the total sales tax is 18.6%. When purchasing an automobile, if you trade in a car, the state subtracts the price of the trade when calculating the sales tax to be paid on the automobile. (e.g., purchasing a $40,000 car and trading a $20,000 car, you would be taxed on the difference of $20,000 only, not the full amount of the new vehicle.)
When staying at hotel (60+ rooms capacity) in Seattle, the sales tax is 15.6%. Residents of Canada and US states or possessions (only US and Canadian locations having a sales tax of less than 3%, e.g., Oregon, Alaska & Alberta) are exempt from sales tax on purchases of tangible personal property for use outside the state. Stores at the border will inquire about residency and exempt qualified purchasers from the tax.[63] Washington also has a Gross receipts tax called the Business and Occupations Tax (B&O).
Also, the seller of a house pays excise taxes on the full sale price. The amount of the varies by county. In King and Snohomish counties, it is up to 1.78%. For example, selling a house for $500K will cost you $8900 in taxes.
Beginning July 1, 2008, Washington will stop charging an origin-based sales tax, and start charging a destination-based sales tax. This change only applies to transactions beginning and ending within state lines and does not apply to other states.[62] As part of the same law, Washington will start collecting taxes from certain online retailers that have voluntarily agreed to start collecting the sales tax, in return for not being sued for back-taxes.[64]
The lowest sales tax in Washington is 7.0% in most of Klickitat and Skamania Counties, while the highest sales tax in Washington is the aforementioned 9.5% tax on prepared food and beverages in King County.
On April 1, 2008, taxes increased in King County (+.001), Kittitas County (+.003), Mason County (+.001), and the city of Union Gap (+.002).[65]