Sales Tax Rate In $locality Kentucky 2024 Kentucky State, Kentucky Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - Kentucky State

KENTUCKY STATE Sales Tax Rate

6.00%

2024 Kentucky State sales tax
Exact tax amount may vary for different items
Tax Jurisdiction Sales Tax
Kentucky State Sales Tax 6.00%
County Sales Tax N/A
City Sales Tax N/A
Special Sales Tax N/A
Combined Sales Tax 6.00% [Is this data incorrect?]

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The Kentucky State, Kentucky sales tax is 6.00% , the same as the Kentucky state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, Kentucky does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.

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

Kentucky State Kentucky Sales Tax Exemptions

KENTUCKY STATE - Local sales tax map

In most states, essential purchases like medicine and groceries are exempted from the sales tax or eligible for a lower sales tax rate. Kentucky State doesn't collect sales tax on purchases of most groceries. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional Kentucky 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. Kentucky's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in Kentucky State.

Groceries:TAX EXEMPT Clothing:6% Prepared Food:6% Prescription Drugs:0% Non-Prescription Drugs:0%

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

Kentucky State Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The Kentucky State sales tax region partially or fully covers 943 zip codes in Kentucky. 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 Kentucky here

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