2024 El Cajon, California Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - El Cajon

7.50%

2024 El Cajon sales tax

Exact tax amount may vary for different items

The El Cajon, California sales tax is 7.50% , the same as the California state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, California does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.

• The El Cajon Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within El Cajon
• Groceries are exempt from the El Cajon and California state sales taxes
• El Cajon collects a 0% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under California law
• El Cajon has a lower sales tax than 85.1% of California's other cities and counties

El Cajon California 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. El Cajon doesn't collect sales tax on purchases of most groceries. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional California 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. California's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in El Cajon.

El Cajon Sales Tax Calculator

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All merchants operating in El Cajon 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 California Franchise Tax Board. For more details, see the California sales tax.

El Cajon Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The El Cajon sales tax region partially or fully covers 5 zip codes in California. 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 California here

Additional Resources & Disclaimer - El Cajon Sales Tax

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

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