Lactose intolerance is not the same as a milk or dairy allergy. Food allergies are caused by a reaction to a food by your immune system, causing symptoms such as a rash, wheezing and itching.
California (CA) Sales Tax Rates by City. The state sales tax rate in California is 7.250%. With local taxes, the total sales tax rate is between 7.250% and 9.750%. California has recent rate changes (Sat Apr 01 2017). Select the California city from the list of popular cities below to see its current sales tax rate.
About the California Sales Tax. California Sales Tax Note: As several readers have noted, the true statewide tax rate in California is 7.5%. This includes the 6.5% state sales tax, plus a 1% uniform local sales tax, also collected by the BOE. We break sales taxes down in our database by attribution, which is why the CA state tax is displayed here as 6.5%. California's 7.5% statewide base sales tax is the highest minimum sales tax rate in the United States. The 1% uniform local sales tax is collected by the Board of Equalization, with 0.75% distributed to cities and counties and the remaining 0.25% going to county transportation funds.