The Essential Plus Edition Database is a unique zip code database that includes everything in the essential edition, PLUS FIPS codes and effective dates so you know when sales tax rates change.
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Unique Zip Codes
State Abbrev, County Name, City Name
Sales and use tax rates at the state, county, and city levels
Total sales and use tax rates
If shipping or shipping and handling is taxable
FIPS codes for state, county, and city
FIPS Geocode
Effective dates for state, county, and city taxes
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Sales Tax Systems provides tax deparments with the most accurate sales tax rates available.
A simple tab delimited text format is loved by IT departments to import into any database they want.
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You will receive an email with a link to download the database immediately after payment is confirmed.
Update files are sent at least 2 business days prior to the start of the next month and are delivered via email. The update files are a complete replacement of the previous months file.
The tax rates are broken down at different levels depending on the product. Please see the product details link to view the differences.
These taxes are included in the files. They are broken out in some editions or rolled up into the county or city totals in other editions.
The file is in a tab delimited text file which is compatible with most software. Check with your IT department to make sure.
They represent all of the local district taxes within a jurisdiction that are not included in the state, county, or city rates. These can include special purpose districts, MTA taxes, etc.