Tennessee Sales Tax Rate Changes, July 2014
- Jun 18, 2014 | Gail Cole

The local rate of sales and use tax in Blount County, Tennessee, is about to increase. Effective July 1, 2014, the new rate will be 2.75% in all areas of Blount County.
In Blount County, local option taxes apply only to the first $1,600 of the sales price of a single item and there is a local tax cap of $44 on “sales of single articles of tangible personal property.” Local option taxes also apply to sales of taxable services.
The Tennessee state sales tax rate of 2.75% applies to the sales price of any item of tangible personal property costing $1,600.01 up to and including $3,200.
Read the Tennessee Department of Revenue notice on the subject.
Learn about automating sales tax returns.
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