Where to Find Your Total State and Local Sales Tax Rate

Here's how to find your total state and local sales tax rate: - Look for the sales tax rate (percentage) on store receipts you received in 2014. -  Ask a local merchant for the sales tax rate they charge. - Contact your local taxing agency. Make sure you enter your total sales tax rate. Depending on where you lived, you could have one of the following tax rates: 1. Both state and local sales taxes: To get the total sales tax rate, add the state tax rate and the local tax rate. 2. No state or local sales tax: Enter the sales tax rate as 0. 3. State sales tax, but no local tax: Enter the state sales tax rate. 4. No state sales tax, but local tax: In this case (except Alaska residents), we cannot calculate your sales tax deduction for you. You must enter the total amount of sales tax you actually paid.