Sales Tax Rate In $locality Virginia 2024 Rockingham County, Virginia Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - Rockingham County

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY Sales Tax Rate

5.30%

2024 Rockingham County sales tax
Exact tax amount may vary for different items
Tax Jurisdiction Sales Tax
Virginia State Sales Tax 4.30%
Rockingham County Sales Tax 1.00%
City Sales Tax N/A
Special Sales Tax N/A
Combined Sales Tax 5.30% [Is this data incorrect?]

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The Rockingham County, Virginia sales tax is 5.30% , the same as the Virginia state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, Virginia does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.

  • The Rockingham County Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Rockingham County
  • Rockingham County collects a 1% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under Virginia law
  • Rockingham County has a higher sales tax than 82.9% of Virginia's other cities and counties

Rockingham County Virginia Sales Tax Exemptions

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY - 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. Many municipalities exempt or charge special sales tax rates to certain types of transactions. Groceries is subject to special sales tax rates under Virginia law. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional Virginia 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. Virginia's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in Rockingham County.

Groceries:3.5% Clothing:6.3% Prepared Food:6.3% Prescription Drugs:1% Non-Prescription Drugs:1%

Rockingham County Sales Tax Calculator

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All merchants operating in Rockingham County 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 Virginia Department of Taxation . For more details, see the Virginia sales tax.

Rockingham County Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The Rockingham County sales tax region partially or fully covers 18 zip codes in Virginia. 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 Virginia here

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