2024 Arab, Alabama Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - Arab

4.00%

2024 Arab sales tax

Exact tax amount may vary for different items

The Arab, Alabama sales tax is 4.00% , the same as the Alabama state sales tax. While Alabama law allows municipalities to collect a local option sales tax of up to 3%, Arab does not currently collect a local sales tax.

• The Arab Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Arab
• Arab collects a 0% local sales tax, less than
  the 3% max local sales tax allowed under Alabama law
• Arab has a lower sales tax than 99.6% of Alabama's other cities and counties

Arab Alabama 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. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional Alabama 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. Alabama's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in Arab.

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All merchants operating in Arab 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 Alabama Department of Revenue . For more details, see the Alabama sales tax.

Arab Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The Arab sales tax region partially or fully covers 1 zip codes in Alabama. 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 Alabama here

Additional Resources & Disclaimer - Arab Sales Tax

While we make every effort to ensure that our information on the Arab 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 Alabama sales tax
• View Alabama sales taxes by county
• Arab sales tax rate map (by SalesTaxHandbook)

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