Sales Tax Rate In $locality Virginia 2024 Chesapeake City, Virginia Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - Chesapeake City

CHESAPEAKE CITY Sales Tax Rate

6.00%

2024 Chesapeake City sales tax
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Tax Jurisdiction Sales Tax
Virginia State Sales Tax 4.30%
County Sales Tax N/A
Chesapeake City Sales Tax 1.00%
Special Sales Tax 0.70%
Combined Sales Tax 6.00% [Is this data incorrect?]

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The Chesapeake City, Virginia sales tax is 6.00% , consisting of 4.30% Virginia state sales tax and 1.70% Chesapeake City local sales taxes.The local sales tax consists of a 1.00% city sales tax and a 0.70% special district sales tax (used to fund transportation districts, local attractions, etc).

  • The Chesapeake City Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Chesapeake City
  • Chesapeake City collects a 1.7% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under Virginia law
  • Chesapeake City has a higher sales tax than 100% of Virginia's other cities and counties

Chesapeake City Virginia Sales Tax Exemptions

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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 is subject to special sales tax rates under Virginia law. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional Virginia 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. Virginia's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in Chesapeake City.

Groceries:4.2% Clothing:7% Prepared Food:7% Prescription Drugs:1.7% Non-Prescription Drugs:1.7%

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All merchants operating in Chesapeake City 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 Virginia Department of Taxation . For more details, see the Virginia sales tax.

Chesapeake City Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The Chesapeake City sales tax region partially or fully covers 9 zip codes in Virginia. 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 Virginia here

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