Sales Tax Rate In $locality California 2024 San Benito County, California Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - San Benito County

SAN BENITO COUNTY Sales Tax Rate

7.25%

2024 San Benito County sales tax
Exact tax amount may vary for different items
Tax Jurisdiction Sales Tax
California State Sales Tax 6.00%
San Benito County Sales Tax 0.25%
City Sales Tax N/A
Special Sales Tax 1.00%
Combined Sales Tax 7.25% [Is this data incorrect?]

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The San Benito County, California sales tax is 7.25% , the same as the California state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, California does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.

  • The San Benito County Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within San Benito County
  • Groceries are exempt from the San Benito County and California state sales taxes
  • San Benito County collects a 1.25% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under California law
  • San Benito County has a lower sales tax than 88.3% of California's other cities and counties

San Benito County California Sales Tax Exemptions

SAN BENITO COUNTY - Local sales tax map

In most states, essential purchases like medicine and groceries are exempted from the sales tax or eligible for a lower sales tax rate. San Benito County doesn't collect sales tax on purchases of most groceries. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional California state excise taxes in addition to the sales tax.

Note that in some areas, items like alcohol and prepared food (including restaurant meals and some premade supermarket items) are charged at a higher sales tax rate than general purchases. California's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in San Benito County.

Groceries:TAX EXEMPT Clothing:8.75% Prepared Food:8.75% Prescription Drugs:1.25% Non-Prescription Drugs:1.25%

San Benito County Sales Tax Calculator

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All merchants operating in San Benito County must automatically calculate the sales tax due on each purchase made and include it in separately in the receipt. Goods bought for resale or other business use may be exempted from the sales tax. If you purchase goods online or through the mail and do not pay any sales tax, you are expected to pay use tax to the California Franchise Tax Board. For more details, see the California sales tax.

San Benito County Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The San Benito County sales tax region partially or fully covers 3 zip codes in California. Remember that ZIP codes do not necessarily match up with municipal and tax region borders, so some of these zip codes may overlap with other nearby tax districts. You can find sales taxes by zip code in California here

950439504595075

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