But in some ways, that audience is running away. Nielsen â which, as a company, turned 90 years old this year â has a virtual monopoly on the national and local TV ratings that are the currency used to determine how some $63.8 billion is spent yearly on TV advertising in the United States alone.
Georgia (GA) Sales Tax Rates by City. The state sales tax rate in Georgia is 4.000%. With local taxes, the total sales tax rate is between 4.000% and 8.900%. Georgia has recent rate changes (Sat Jul 01 2017). Select the Georgia city from the list of popular cities below to see its current sales tax rate. 1  Show: Popular | Counties | All | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z. 2  Show: Popular | Counties | All | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z.
Alabama General Sales Tax Info. Sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body (state or local) for the sale of certain goods and services. First enacted in the United States in 1921, sales tax dates back to ancient Egyptian times where paintings depict the collection of tax on commodities. Alabama first adopted a general state sales tax in 1936.