2024 Washington, District of Columbia Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - Washington

5.75%

2024 Washington sales tax

Exact tax amount may vary for different items

The Washington, District of Columbia sales tax is 5.75% , the same as the District of Columbia state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, District of Columbia does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.

• The Washington Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Washington
• Groceries are exempt from the Washington and District of Columbia state sales taxes
• Washington collects a 0% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under District of Columbia law
• Washington has a higher sales tax than 100% of District of Columbia's other cities and counties

Washington District of Columbia 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. Washington doesn't collect sales tax on purchases of most groceries. Prepared Food is subject to special sales tax rates under District of Columbia law. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional District of Columbia 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. District of Columbia's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in Washington.

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All merchants operating in Washington 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 District of Columbia Office of Taxpayer Revenue. For more details, see the District of Columbia sales tax.

Washington Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The Washington sales tax region partially or fully covers 273 zip codes in District of Columbia. 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 District of Columbia here

Additional Resources & Disclaimer - Washington Sales Tax

While we make every effort to ensure that our information on the Washington sales tax is up to date, we can offer no warranty as to the accuracy of the data provided. Please let us know if any of our data is incorrect, and we will update our database as soon as possible.

• Learn more about the District of Columbia sales tax
• View District of Columbia sales taxes by county
• Washington sales tax rate map (by SalesTaxHandbook)

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