A new report from the Tax Foundation  compares average sales tax rates in the 50 states. Some states have no sales tax, including Oregon (as Vancouver, WA merchants and others along our southern border well know), Montana, Delaware, and New Hampshire (which also has no income tax).

According to this report the five lowest states with sales tax systems, combining state and local taxes, are Alaska (1.76 percent), Hawaii (4.35 percent), Wisconsin (5.43 percent), Wyoming (5.47 percent, and no income tax), and Maine (5.50 percent).

The study found the highest average rates are in Tennessee (9.45 percent, no income tax), Arkansas (9.26 percent), Alabama (8.91 percent), Louisiana (8.91 percent), and pulling in at #5, the Evergreen state (8.89 percent, no income tax as of this writing).

Here’s a map and summary.

http://taxfoundation.org/blog/how-high-are-sales-taxes-your-state-0

And from Dr. Sjoblom; The highest Washington combined state and local sales tax rate is 9.6 percent, in Seattle and Mill Creek. The lowest combined rate is 7.0 percent, in unincorporated Klickitat County. A complete list of combined rates by location for Washington state is available at:

http://dor.wa.gov/Docs/forms/ExcsTx/LocSalUseTx/LocalSlsUseFlyer_15_Q2_a…