Untangling Sales and Use Tax

As of mid-2021, there were more than 11,000 sales tax jurisdictions in the U.S., ranging from the nation's highest rate of 10.3% combined state and local taxes in Tacoma, Washington, to a rate of nothing at all in Anchorage, Alaska or Portland, Oregon. Because sales tax is different depending on regulations of state, city, county, special district and tribal governments, just driving five minutes down the road can mean a difference in what you pay in sales tax for the same item at the same…