What is a HVAC System? A HVAC system is a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system. A system that does any one (or more) of those tasks is called a HVAC system. The objective of an HVAC system is to ensure that an indoor environment is both safe and comfortable for humans. Safety here mainly concerns the Indoor Air Quality or IAQ, meaning that the indoor air should have enough oxygen and be free of noxious gases.
The annual tax bill from Alameda County includes taxes, fixed charges and/or special assessments levied by the City of Berkeley and other jurisdictions. Fixed Charges and/or Special Assessments appear on the right side of your tax bill. The tax bill is for the period from July 1 thru June 30.
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.