2024 Oak Forest, Illinois Sales Tax
Local Sales Tax - Oak Forest
6.25%
Tax Jurisdiction | Sales Tax |
Illinois State Sales Tax | 6.25% |
County Sales Tax | N/A |
City Sales Tax | N/A |
Special Sales Tax | N/A |
Combined Sales Tax | 6.25% [Is this data incorrect?] |
The Oak Forest, Illinois sales tax is 6.25% , the same as the Illinois state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, Illinois does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.
- The Oak Forest Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Oak Forest
- Oak Forest collects a 0% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under Illinois law
- Oak Forest has a lower sales tax than 88% of Illinois' other cities and counties
Oak Forest Illinois Sales Tax Exemptions
In most states, essential purchases like medicine and groceries are exempted from the sales tax or eligible for a lower sales tax rate. Many municipalities exempt or charge special sales tax rates to certain types of transactions. Groceries and prepared food are subject to special sales tax rates under Illinois law. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional Illinois 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. Illinois's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in Oak Forest.
Groceries: | 1% | Clothing: | 6.25% | Prepared Food: | 8.25% | Prescription Drugs: | 0% | Non-Prescription Drugs: | 0% |
Oak Forest Sales Tax Calculator
All merchants operating in Oak Forest 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 Illinois Department of Revenue . For more details, see the Illinois sales tax.
Oak Forest Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes
The Oak Forest sales tax region partially or fully covers 1 zip codes in Illinois. 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 Illinois here
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- Oak Forest sales tax rate map (by SalesTaxHandbook)
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