The Los Angeles sales tax is a rate of tax a consumer must pay when purchasing goods (and some specific services) in Los Angeles County, CA, and that a business must collect from their customers.
When asked; what is the sales tax in Los Angeles, the answer is not as straightforward as you might think. This is because the base sales tax rate for the city is 0%, however, the Los Angeles County sales tax rate is 0.25%, the Los Angeles Co Local Tax Sl rate is 1%, and the Los Angeles County District Tax Sp rate is 2.25%.
So, when combined with the California base sales tax rate of 6%, the total Los Angeles sales tax rate totals 9.5% on sales of tangible personal property.
Los Angeles Sales Tax: 9.5%
The world-famous city of Los Angeles is situated in Los Angeles County which plays a contributing factor in how the sales tax is calculated. The minimum sales tax you will pay in Los Angeles when combined with the base rate of sales and use tax in California, as well as the other sales tax rates, is 9.5%.
The Los Angeles County sales tax rate is only applicable to businesses and sellers that are doing business in or selling to customers within Los Angeles County, CA. The minimum combined Los Angeles sales tax rate of 9.5% is applicable in most areas within the county but there may be other circumstances that allow for more or fewer sales tax to be paid or collected within Los Angeles County, so you should always do an address search to confirm this.
Los Angeles County Sales Tax Rate
Since the Los Angeles County sales tax rate can vary depending on where your business is based, it is important to look up the county and local level sales tax rate and calculate tax based on a specific address since the area and zip code your business is located in, or the specific area in which your customers are based or having products shipped to can affect the rate you pay or must collect from your customers.
There is typically no specific standard rate that you can completely rely on to determine the rate you should pay or collect, so it is important to utilize the services of a professional tax collection company to maintain compliance and abide by the US sales and use tax laws.
If you would like to see the sales tax in California by county then head over to our page that has a table listing all the California county sales tax rates in alphabetical order. There are 58 counties in California, and the list is pretty long, but it will be beneficial to you in determining the various local level rates in the state of California. You can sort the list by alphabetical order, or from the highest to the lowest tax rate, and vice versa.
What is the Sales Tax in Los Angeles County
The Los Angeles County sales tax is a slightly different rate to Los Angeles as a whole and is dependent on where specifically in the county your retail business is located, or where your customers that you ship to, reside.
If you would like to look up a specific address to determine the Los Angeles County sales tax rate or any other county in California to figure out the specific rate you must collect at a local level, then you can either head over to the Avalara website and enter the street, city, and region to determine your Los Angeles sales and use tax rate by specific location or visit the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration website to search for sales tax rates by address.
California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
450 N St
Sacramento, CA 95814
United States
1 800-400-7115
Several online services are available 24/7 on the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration website, including electronically filing a return, making a payment, setting up payment plans, checking the status of a refund, or making a general inquiry on your account.
