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Old 04-07-2009, 04:27 PM
 
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How much is Sales Tax in TN? I've read so many different numbers! I am wondering if Nashville and some of the larger cities have a higher rate and that's why I am seeing different numbers.
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Old 04-07-2009, 04:29 PM
 
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How much is Sales Tax in TN? I've read so many different numbers! I am wondering if Nashville and some of the larger cities have a higher rate and that's why I am seeing different numbers.
This chart should help you. The Tennessee.gov website has some great info. http://tennessee.gov/revenue/pubs/taxlist.pdf
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Old 04-07-2009, 04:34 PM
 
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This chart should help you. The Tennessee.gov website has some great info. http://tennessee.gov/revenue/pubs/taxlist.pdf
Thanks! Do you know what the state portion of Sales Tax is? This shows the individual cities and really does explain why I hear so many different numbers.
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Old 04-07-2009, 04:40 PM
 
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Thanks! Do you know what the state portion of Sales Tax is? This shows the individual cities and really does explain why I hear so many different numbers.
TN sales tax is 9.25%. Groceries and unprepared food is 5.5% except in Davidson County it is 7.75%. Hope this helps.

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Old 04-07-2009, 04:42 PM
 
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Thanks! Do you know what the state portion of Sales Tax is? This shows the individual cities and really does explain why I hear so many different numbers.
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TN sales tax is 9.25%. Groceries and unprepared food is 5.5% except in Davidson County it is 7.75%. Hope this helps.

The state sales tax is 7%, 5.5% on food. Individual counties and cities are allowed to add their own sales tax, not to exceed 9.75% (8.25% for food).

Sales and Use Tax (http://www.tennessee.gov/revenue/tntaxes/salesanduse.htm - broken link)
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Old 04-07-2009, 04:47 PM
 
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Here in Davidson County my reciepts show sales tax at 9.25% and 7.75% on food and unprepared food.
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Old 04-07-2009, 06:43 PM
 
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Here in Davidson County my reciepts show sales tax at 9.25% and 7.75% on food and unprepared food.
That's right. The state portion is 7%, 5.5% on food. Davidson County adds another 2.25% which it gets to keep.
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Old 04-07-2009, 07:52 PM
 
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The original poster couldn't careless the breakdown he/she just wanted to know what is the sales tax in TN. Keep it simple, TN sales tax = 9.25% and for groceries (unprepared food) is 5.5% except in Davidson county which is 7.75%.
It varies from city to city and from county to county. The OP asked about "Nashville and some of the larger cities" and not just for Davidson County. To find the sales tax rate for a particular city or county, you take the 7% state portion (5.5% on groceries) and then add the appropriate local portion which SMG provided in her response above.

So it's 9.25% in Davidson County but in some places across the state it's 9.5% and in others it's 9.75%.

And how's this for confusing: Johnson City has three different sales tax rates because it's in three different counties:
Sullivan County: 9.25%
Washington County: 9.5%
Carter County: 9.75%

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Old 04-07-2009, 08:37 PM
 
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The original poster couldn't careless the breakdown he/she just wanted to know what is the sales tax in TN. Keep it simple, TN sales tax = 9.25% and for groceries (unprepared food) is 5.5% except in Davidson county which is 7.75%.
Well, in case you failed to notice, sales tax in TN varies county by county. Soooo, the answer isn't, "That simple." Sales tax here is definitely NOT 9.25 and groceries about 4 hours west of Davidson County sure aren't 5.5%.

The poster asked about all of TN, not "Davidson County."
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Old 04-07-2009, 08:49 PM
 
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And how's this for confusing: Johnson City has three different sales tax rates because it's in three different counties:
Sullivan County: 9.25%
Washington County: 9.5%
Carter County: 9.75%
Woooooooh that's super weird! How the heck does one city take up residence in three counties? Is it from annexing? It's always fun visiting my cousins in NC where they annex anything that stands still long enough. City borders change faster than they can reprint a map! We don't annex anything where I live. Everything here the government claimed long before the mid-1800's. Why? So they could tax the hell out of it! God forbid NY missed out on a tenth of a cent.

So I have another question. How come sales tax in TN is so high? Is it because there's no personal income tax? Also, do you have that pesky personal property tax that many Southern states have? The tax for having a car, boat, camper, etc. How are your property taxes?

Ok that was more than one question.....scratching head...we need a smiley for that! LOL

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