In Canada and the United States, sales taxes vary by jurisdiction anywhere from 0-15%. Taxes are generally not included on price tags and are added at the time of purchase. In order to get a more appropriate idea of the cost of a handbag in North America, add the following percentages to the prices found on PursePrices.com (but beware that tax rates change and the information below is not guaranteed to be accurate):
Canada
| Province | Tax Rate |
|---|
| Alberta | 5% |
| British Columbia | 12% |
| Manitoba | 13% |
| New Brunswick | 13% |
| Newfoundland | 13% |
| Nova Scotia | 15% |
| Ontario | 13% |
| PEI | 14% |
| Quebec | 14.975% |
| Saskatchewan | 10% |
United States - Popular Municipalities
| State / Municipality | Tax Rate |
|---|
| Ak - Anchorage | 0% |
| AZ - Phoenix | 8.3% |
| AZ - Scottsdale | 7.95% |
| CA - Beverly Hills | 9% |
| CA - Los Angeles | 9% |
| CA - Newport Beach | 8% |
| CA - San Diego | 8% |
| CA - San Francisco | 8.75% |
| CA - San Jose | 8.75% |
| CO - Denver | 7.62% |
| CT | 6.35% |
| FL - Fort Lauderdale | 6% |
| FL - Miami | 7% |
| FL - Orlando | 6.5% |
| FL - Palm Beach | 6% |
| FL - Tampa | 7% |
| GA - Atlanta | 8% |
| IL - Chicago | 9.25% |
| IN | 7% |
| LA - New Orleans | 9% |
| MA | 6.25% |
| MD | 6% |
| MI | 6% |
| MN - Minneapolis | 7.775% |
| MO - Saint Louis | 8.679% |
| NC - Charlotte | 7.25% |
| NJ | 7% |
| NV - Las Vegas | 8.1% |
| NY - New York City | 8.875% |
| OH - Cincinnati | 6.75% |
| OH - Columbus | 7.5% |
| OR | 0% |
| SC - Charleston | 8.5% |
| TN - Nashville | 9.25% |
| TX - Austin | 8.25% |
| TX - Dalls | 8.25% |
| TX - Fort Worth | 8.25% |
| TX - Houston | 8.25% |
| TX - San Antonio | 8.25% |
| UT - Salt Lake City | 6.85% |
| VA - Richmond | 5.3% |
| Washington, DC | 5.75% |
Posting Date: Mar 30 2014