Internal Revenue Service United States Department of the Treasury
Theme 3: Fairness in TaxesLesson 4: Proportional Taxes

 

Activity 2: Comparing State and Local Retail Sales Taxes
Images of shoppers, groceries, money, and a map of the United States.

Find out more about retail sales taxes in the United States. Visit Comparison of State and Local Retail Sales Taxes. Use this tax information to answer the multiple-choice questions below. To assess your answers, click the Check My Answers button at the bottom of the page.

1) Which state has a 2.9% state sales tax?

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2) Which is a state that does not tax food items?

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3) What is the sales tax rate in Iowa?

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