2024 Nebraska State, Nebraska Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - Nebraska State

5.50%

2024 Nebraska State sales tax

Exact tax amount may vary for different items

The Nebraska State, Nebraska sales tax is 5.50% , the same as the Nebraska state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, Nebraska does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.

• The Nebraska State Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Nebraska State
• Groceries are exempt from the Nebraska State and Nebraska state sales taxes
• Nebraska State collects a 0% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under Nebraska law
• Nebraska State has a lower sales tax than 99.2% of Nebraska's other cities and counties

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

Nebraska State Sales Tax Calculator

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

Nebraska State Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The Nebraska State sales tax region partially or fully covers 416 zip codes in Nebraska. 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 Nebraska here

Additional Resources & Disclaimer - Nebraska State Sales Tax

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

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