(The Center Square) – Seattle and Tacoma took the top two spots in the Tax Foundation’s latest publication on the highest combined state and local sales tax rates among major U.S. cities.
Earlier this week, the Washington, D.C.-based think tank released its “Sales Tax Rates in Major Cities, Midyear 2024” report, which calculates “average combined state and local sales tax rates by state, using zip code-level sales tax and population data.”
The Tax Foundation defines major U.S. cities as “Census-designated incorporated places with populations over 200,000.”
“Sales tax avoidance is most likely to occur in areas where there is a significant difference between two jurisdictions’ sales tax rates,” Tax Foundation Vice President of State Projects Jared Walczak said in a news release. “Leading research indicates
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