2024 Albert Lea, Minnesota Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - Albert Lea

7.88%

2024 Albert Lea sales tax

Exact tax amount may vary for different items

The Albert Lea, Minnesota sales tax is 7.88% , consisting of 6.88% Minnesota state sales tax and 1.00% Albert Lea local sales taxes.The local sales tax consists of a 0.50% city sales tax and a 0.50% special district sales tax (used to fund transportation districts, local attractions, etc).

• The Albert Lea Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Albert Lea
• Groceries and clothing are exempt from the Albert Lea and Minnesota state sales taxes
• Albert Lea collects a 1% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under Minnesota law
• Albert Lea has a higher sales tax than 90.3% of Minnesota's other cities and counties

Albert Lea Minnesota 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. Albert Lea doesn't collect sales tax on purchases of most clothing and groceries. Prepared Food is subject to special sales tax rates under Minnesota law. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional Minnesota 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. Minnesota's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in Albert Lea.

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All merchants operating in Albert Lea 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 Minnesota Department of Revenue . For more details, see the Minnesota sales tax.

Albert Lea Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The Albert Lea sales tax region partially or fully covers 1 zip codes in Minnesota. 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 Minnesota here

Additional Resources & Disclaimer - Albert Lea Sales Tax

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

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