sales tax
noun
: a tax levied on the sale of goods and services that is usually calculated as a percentage of the purchase price and collected by the seller
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The site was once eyed to be replaced by a new Royals stadium before Jackson County voters rejected a sales tax extension in April 2024.
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to $75,526.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
In Kansas City, voters on the Missouri side had the opportunity to keep the Chiefs in a modernized Arrowhead last April but rejected the 40-year extension of a tax similar to the 3/8-cent sales tax that has been used to fund both the football and baseball stadium complex.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Machines located in areas without outlets, for example, could suffer, and transactions at pre-loaded machines could be subject to sales tax, Matthew Sengbusch told SFGate.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2026
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to $75,526.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
In Kansas City, voters on the Missouri side had the opportunity to keep the Chiefs in a modernized Arrowhead last April but rejected the 40-year extension of a tax similar to the 3/8-cent sales tax that has been used to fund both the football and baseball stadium complex.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Machines located in areas without outlets, for example, could suffer, and transactions at pre-loaded machines could be subject to sales tax, Matthew Sengbusch told SFGate.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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