United States sales tax codes by state

The US has no VAT: each state runs its own sales and use tax, with its own return. Nefin sets up codes for 46 states, each tied to a line of that state’s return, and fills a sales tax book and a use tax book from them. Pick a state for its codes, rate and return lines.

46
States
151
Sales codes
47
Use tax codes
No tax
Default

Sales tax codes by state

StateReturnState rateSales codesUse tax codesLink
Alabama (AL)Form 2100 / State Consumers Use4%21View codes
Arizona (AZ)TPT-25.6%31View codes
Arkansas (AR)ET-16.5%51View codes
California (CA)CDTFA-4017.25%51View codes
Colorado (CO)DR 0100 / DR 02522.9%51View codes
Connecticut (CT)OS-1146.35%51View codes
District of Columbia (DC)FR-8006%21View codes
Florida (FL)DR-156%21View codes
Georgia (GA)ST-34%21View codes
Hawaii (HI)G-45 (general excise tax)4%61View codes
Idaho (ID)Form 8506%21View codes
Illinois (IL)ST-16.25%51View codes
Indiana (IN)ST-1037%21View codes
Iowa (IA)32-0286%41View codes
Kansas (KS)ST-366.5%61View codes
Kentucky (KY)51A1026%51View codes
Louisiana (LA)R-10295%41View codes
Maine (ME)ST-75.5%41View codes
Maryland (MD)Form 2026%31View codes
Massachusetts (MA)ST-96.25%21View codes
Michigan (MI)5080 / 50956%51View codes
Minnesota (MN)Sales and Use Tax Return (e-Services)6.875%21View codes
Mississippi (MS)72-0107%21View codes
Missouri (MO)Form 53-1 / 53-C4.225%21View codes
Nebraska (NE)Form 105.5%61View codes
Nevada (NV)REV-F0136.85%21View codes
New Jersey (NJ)ST-506.625%21View codes
New Mexico (NM)TRD-41413 / TRD-414124.875%21View codes
New York (NY)ST-1004%21View codes
North Carolina (NC)E-5004.75%31View codes
North Dakota (ND)Form ST5%21View codes
Ohio (OH)UST 1 / UUT 15.75%21View codes
Oklahoma (OK)STS-20002-C / SCU-200044.5%51View codes
Pennsylvania (PA)PA-36%21View codes
Rhode Island (RI)RI-STR7%61View codes
South Carolina (SC)ST-36%21View codes
South Dakota (SD)Form 20324.2%21View codes
Tennessee (TN)SLS 4507%51View codes
Texas (TX)01-1146.25%21View codes
Utah (UT)TC-62S / TC-62M4.85%21View codes
Vermont (VT)SUT-4516%21View codes
Virginia (VA)ST-15.3%21View codes
Washington (WA)Combined Excise Tax Return6.5%51View codes
West Virginia (WV)CST-200CU6%41View codes
Wisconsin (WI)ST-125%31View codes
Wyoming (WY)Form 41-1 (WYIFS)4%21View codes

The default: no tax

You owe a state’s sales tax only where you have nexus there, so a new US company starts on these codes and switches to a state’s code on the invoices that need it.

Default codes (2)
CodeWhat it coversRate
NTNo sales tax / not taxable (0%)Default0%
NTNo use tax / tax paid to vendor (0%)Default0%

Frequently asked questions

Does the United States have a VAT?

No. There is no national VAT or sales tax. Each state that taxes sales runs its own sales and use tax, with its own return, rates and filing schedule, and counties and cities often add local rates on top.

Which sales tax codes does Nefin set up for a US company?

A code for each line of the sales and use tax returns of 46 states, plus a default "NT" code for sales that carry no tax. You charge a state's tax only where you have nexus there, so the default stays at no tax until you pick a state's code.

Do the rates include local sales tax?

No. Each code carries the state base rate only. County, city, district and transit rates vary by address; add them as your own rates in Settings, VAT rates, where you collect them.

Keep your books in the United States

Create a US company and every state's codes are ready; pick a state on an invoice line and its return figures add up.

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