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# Just the facts – Sales Tax
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/just-the-facts-sales-tax/
- Published: 2022-10-17T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-04T15:06:48.000Z
- Description: Facts: State law caps local sales taxes at no more than two percent above the state’s base rate of 7.25 percent, unless a jurisdiction receives a special legislative exemption. Los Angeles County has been allowed to reach a 10.25 percent maximum.
- Author: Editor
- Tags: Featured, News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 12:28

**Facts:** State law caps local sales taxes at no more than two percent above the state’s base rate of 7.25 percent, unless a jurisdiction receives a special legislative exemption. Los Angeles County has been allowed to reach a 10.25 percent maximum.