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New York State has a low tax rate at just 4%. However, each county or city in the state adds its own sales tax. There is also a transit tax that some counties include in their sales tax. The result is that you can expect to pay between 7% and 8.875% sales tax in New York.

Combined with the state sales tax, the highest sales tax rate in New York is 8.875% in the cities of Brooklyn, New York, Bronx, Staten Island and Flushing (and 54 other cities)....New York City and Locality Sales Taxes. City NameTax RateBronx, NY8.875%Staten Island, NY8.875%Flushing, NY8.875%Jamaica, NY8.875%167 more rows

The minimum combined 2023 sales tax rate for New York, New York is 8%. This is the total of state, county and city sales tax rates. The New York sales tax rate is currently 4%.

Sales and use tax rates in New York State reflect a combined statewide rate of 4%, plus the local rate in effect in the jurisdiction (city, county, or school district) where the sale or other transaction or use occurs.

Form ST-809 New York State and Local Sales and Use Tax Return for Part-Quarterly (Monthly) Filers Revised 3/23. Page 1. April 2023.

Collecting and remitting, therefore, are two separate steps in the process of complying with sales tax laws. Collecting is the process of obtaining money from your customers to cover your tax obligations; remitting is when you pass that money on to the appropriate tax authorities.

How to identify the rate and compute sales tax. To determine the total amount of tax due on a sale, multiply the amount of the taxable sale by the combined state and local sales tax rate, and if applicable, the additional Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD) tax rate.