Which states let you pay sales tax return with a credit card?
Which states let you pay your sales tax return with a credit card?
For small businesses, credit cards can be an important tool, offering financial management benefits and the opportunity to earn valuable rewards. You can put just about anything on a credit card these days, including your sales taxes — in most states. Out of the 45 states that charge sales tax, all but 7 (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Maine, Nevada and Virginia) allow businesses to pay via credit card.
However, in those states that do allow you to pay sales taxes with plastic, the convenience comes with a price, usually in the form of a small fee that is charged by a third-party payments processor.
Here’s a rundown of which states let you remit sales taxes via credit card and how much using that option will cost you. “Fee unspecified” means there is no information on the amount of the fee until you actually initiate a credit card payment.
| State | Credit cards accepted? | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | No | |
| Alaska | No sales tax | |
| Arizona | No | |
| Arkansas | No | |
| California | Yes | 2.3%, minimum $1 |
| Colorado | Yes | Unspecified |
| Connecticut | Yes | 2.35% |
| Delaware | No sales tax | |
| Florida | Yes | 1.85%, minimum $1 |
| Georgia | Yes | 2.50% |
| Hawaii | Yes | Unspecified |
| Idaho | Yes | Unspecified |
| Illinois | No | |
| Indiana | Yes | Unspecified |
| Iowa | Yes | 2.45%, minimum $3.95 |
| Kansas | Yes | 2.50% |
| Kentucky | Yes | 2.45% |
| Louisiana | Yes | 2.45%. |
| Maine | No | |
| Maryland | Yes | 2.49% |
| Massachusetts | Yes | 2.30% |
| Michigan | Yes | 2.75%. |
| Minnesota | Yes | 2.25%, minimum $3.75 |
| Mississippi | Yes | 2.50% |
| Missouri | Yes | Unspecified |
| Montana | No sales tax | |
| Nebraska | Yes | 2.35% |
| Nevada | No | |
| New Hampshire | No sales tax | |
| New Jersey | Yes | Unspecified |
| New Mexico | Yes | Unspecified |
| New York | Yes | 2.25% |
| North Carolina | Yes | $2.00 for every $100.00 increment of tax payment |
| North Dakota | Yes | 2.49% |
| Ohio | Yes | 2.50% |
| Oklahoma | Yes | 2.50% |
| Oregon | No sales tax | |
| Pennsylvania | Yes | 2.49%, minimum $1 |
| Rhode Island | Yes | 2.50% |
| South Carolina | Yes | Unspecified |
| South Dakota | Yes | 2.45% |
| Tennessee | Yes | 2.49%. |
| Texas | Yes | $1 up to $100 payment; 2.25% plus $0.25 processing fee for payments over $100 |
| Utah | Yes | Tiered according to amount of tax payment |
| Vermont | Yes | 3% |
| Virginia | No | |
| Washington | Yes | 2.5%, $1 minimum |
| West Virginia | Yes | 2.5%, $1 minimum |
| Wisconsin | Yes | $1 for payments less than $40; 2.5% for payments greater than $40 |
| Wyoming | Yes | 2.50% |
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