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District of Columbia Sales Tax (2026)
Info: 6.00% sales tax; no separate local sales tax.
6.00% sales tax; no separate local sales tax. Per the DC Office of Tax and Revenue, the general rate remains 6.0% through Sept 30, 2026 (the previously planned Oct 1, 2025 step to 6.5% was cancelled by the Sales Tax Increase Delay Amendment Act of 2025) and rises to 7.00% on Oct 1, 2026.
Official source: otr.cfo.dc.gov →
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Sales Tax in states bordering District of Columbia
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- MarylandInfo
6% state sales and use tax, applied statewide (Comptroller of Maryland official 6% rate chart).
Verified Jul 12, 2026 · Source: marylandcomptroller.gov · Full Maryland rule →
- VirginiaInfo
Statewide minimum sales and use tax is 5.3% (4.3% state + 1.0% mandatory local). It is higher in some regions: 6% in Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads, and Central Virginia; 6.3% in several southern localities; and 7% in the Historic Triangle (Williamsburg, James City County, York County). Groceries and certain personal-hygiene items are taxed at 1% statewide.
Verified Jul 13, 2026 · Source: tax.virginia.gov · Full Virginia rule →
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