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title: "Texas sales tax by city · BuiltByEstrada"
description: "Add Texas sales tax to a store price with your local rate and see the state tax, the local tax and the total the customer pays."
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# Texas sales tax by city

Free tool · Retail

Add Texas sales tax to a store price with your local rate. Texas charges 6.25%, and your city, county and special districts can add up to 2% more.

Total with tax

$54.11

Total tax

$4.12

State tax (6.25%)

$3.12

Local tax

$1.00

Combined rate

8.25%

An estimate for planning. Check the numbers with your accountant before you decide.

## How the math works

Total tax = price × (6.25% + local rate), rounded to the cent. State tax = price × 6.25%. Local tax = total tax − state tax, so the two parts always add up to the total.

Cities, counties, transit authorities and special districts can add up to 2% together, so the highest combined rate in Texas is 8.25%. Look up your exact local rate on the Texas Comptroller Sales Tax Rate Locator at gis.cpa.texas.gov/search and type it here.

The example is a $49.99 item at the full 2% local rate, which many Valley cities charge. This is for store sales. Car sales pay a separate 6.25% motor vehicle sales tax with no local tax added.