2024 Des Moines, Washington Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - Des Moines

10.00%

2024 Des Moines sales tax

Exact tax amount may vary for different items

The Des Moines, Washington sales tax is 10.00% , consisting of 6.50% Washington state sales tax and 3.50% Des Moines local sales taxes.The local sales tax consists of a 3.50% city sales tax.

• The Des Moines Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Des Moines
• Groceries are exempt from the Des Moines and Washington state sales taxes
• Des Moines collects a 3.5% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under Washington law
• Des Moines has a higher sales tax than 100% of Washington's other cities and counties

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

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

Des Moines Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The Des Moines sales tax region partially or fully covers 1 zip codes in Washington. 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 Washington here

Additional Resources & Disclaimer - Des Moines Sales Tax

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

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