Luanne Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Just cleaning out my wallet and I noticed that the sales tax was 6% at a restaurant in Merrifield, but 10% at a Starbucks on Fairfax Blvd near Paul VI high school.Are both tax rates correct?Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Freshman Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I don't anything about Fairfax, but Arlington has a supplemental meals tax above the state sales tax that makes it 10% instead of 6%. My guess is that the Starbucks is in a jurisdiction with the same--Fairfax city maybe? Or is that part of Falls Church? Some places create two line items--one for state and one for local--to clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.R. Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Yes. City of Fairfax tax is higher than Fairfax County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWBooneJr Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Are both tax rates correct? Yes. The general sales tax in Northern Virginia is 6% (4.3% state, 1% local, .7% transportation). Fairfax City (but not Fairfax County), Arlington, and Alexandria also add a 4% meals tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Heineman Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Wel,l if that isn't a great reason to dine in Bethesda, and Grapeseed in particular. Stop in and enjoy our luxurious 6% Sales tax (you can avoid the 9% on alcohol by bringing your own wine, no tax on corkage). if you become a regular or a general high roller we usually don't even charge the corkage anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 There was just an article in the Mt Vernon Gazette about the new meals tax they're talking about doing in Fairfax County. This table was included: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMike Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 What's the "Collector's Commission/Discount"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Not sure. I didn't see it mentioned when I skimmed the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 Thank you all for your information. I'm inclined to find a map to note when I am in a 10% zone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I think it would be incredibly useful if someone would come up with a table (no pun intended) of restaurant sales tax percentages (dine-in and carry-out may be different in some places) for our four forums: Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City - and all their corresponding suburbs, such as City of Alexandria, Baltimore County, Prince Georges County, Cherry Hill, NJ, West Chester, PA, Long Island, etc. There are probably two-dozen autonomous authorities with two-dozen different tax levels, and it would be extremely useful to have them all in one thread. Would someone please tackle this project? I will put it in the top post, perhaps even in its own thread, and give it some notoriety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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