How to Use sales tax in a Sentence

sales tax

noun
  • There are some states which do not charge sales tax.
    — Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • They will get paid back in turn through (a) sales tax charge.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Some cities would have a sales tax of more than 11%.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • Which states have no sales tax on silver and gold?
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Day was not alone in her comments around the sales tax.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
  • And since there’s no sales tax, that’s no problem.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Raising the state sales tax by 5%.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Raising the state sales tax by 5%.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In eight years, had raised every tax but the sales tax to do it.
    — ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The healthcare sales tax has a lower bar to clear.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • One idea is to use sales tax data to come up with sales data.
    — Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Other states impose no sales tax at all.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The city of Woodland has an 8% sales tax.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Some income and sales tax rates could even be lowered.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
  • Many cities in the county have sales tax rates that are even higher.
    — Susan Shelley, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Oregon has no sales tax — great for shopping.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Also, the city will not collect sales tax on the project for five years.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • All states were strapped for revenue, and the sales tax seemed like a good way to close the gap.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 9 July 2021
  • On that day, the 4% sales tax rate on groceries will go down to 3%.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The city does have two sales tax programs that are due to expire in the next year.
    — Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
  • The city will pay for the bonds by extending a 1-cent sales tax.
    — Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 12 July 2023
  • Some items that are free of state sales tax include belts, boots, jackets and jeans.
    — Ruth Serven Smith | [email protected], al, 15 July 2021
  • Los Gatos is just one-eighth of a cent away from reaching the state sales tax cap.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • At the same time, the 6% sales tax will be removed from fuel sales.
    — Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • All the businesses in this building pay sales tax to the city.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Now, Brea’s giving away its own sales tax dollars.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
  • No sales tax in Oregon — great for shopping.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The sales tax amendment failed on Tuesday.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The project will mostly be paid with revenue from the county’s one-cent sales tax.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The plan outlines which projects a potential 1-cent sales tax would pay for.
    — Laura Barrero, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024

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