I'm going , sorry.
When we moved from PA to AL, we bought a house. When we closed on it, we both questioned the real estate taxes. We pay about a 1/4 of the taxes that we used to, on a larger house.
Sales tax 11.25% here
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illi...tax-burden-in-midwest-seventh-highest-in-u-s/
Illinois combined sales tax rate is the highest in the midwest and the 7th highest in the nation- higher than NY and California.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/class...408-property-taxes-primer-20180402-story.html
Our property tax rates are 2nd highest in the nation. Only New Jersey is higher.
There is a reason everyone wants to leave. We have 2 more years of High School and 3+ years until retirement. We are counting the days until we can get the heck out of this state!!! I am hoping to list my home the fall of my son's senior year. It may take a long while to sell because no one is buying here.
Those numbers may not be accurate for KS (which is where I live).https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illi...tax-burden-in-midwest-seventh-highest-in-u-s/
Illinois combined sales tax rate is the highest in the midwest and the 7th highest in the nation- higher than NY and California.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/class...408-property-taxes-primer-20180402-story.html
Our property tax rates are 2nd highest in the nation. Only New Jersey is higher.
There is a reason everyone wants to leave. We have 2 more years of High School and 3+ years until retirement. We are counting the days until we can get the heck out of this state!!! I am hoping to list my home the fall of my son's senior year. It may take a long while to sell because no one is buying here.
Arlington HeightsWhich Chicago suburb is this? Or are you talking about the City proper?
Arlington Heights
Chicago may be higher.
Food and beverage additional 1.25%. Guess I mostly look at those receipts, as a rough guide for tipping purposes. Those towns listed in that link are where I most frequent. 1-3% additional.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160629/news/160628967/
Our tax is 13%. It’s 78% provincial and 5% country wide. Some items are only charged one tax, some none, and some both.
I'm glad we don't pay 78% provincial tax!
I'm in Ontario. 13% total, of that 8% is provincial and 5% is federal. Sales taxes are not included in the price that is advertised, so be prepared to pay more than you were expecting if you are visiting. Some foods (grocery staples) aren't taxed (but prepared foods are, as are things like cookies, etc). Kids clothes and books only have the 5% federal tax charged.
It seems odd to me that individual cities/counties charge different taxes that other places within the same state!
You'd have to look at what the sales tax is getting you.It seems odd to me that individual cities/counties charge different taxes that other places within the same state!
I don't know that it has much to do with separation of power unless you're meaning that the state doesn't dictate all the rates for all the cities and counties within a state for all the components of a total tax rate.It's a separation of power thing. The more you spread control around, the less corruption there should be. Many think it leads to cronyism, though. Sales tax rates are not built into anything except gas here, so there can be some sticker shock when buying.
I don't know that it has much to do with separation of power unless you're meaning that the state doesn't dictate all the rates for all the cities and counties within a state for all the components of a total tax rate.
At least in my area different cities use their sales tax rates for different things within their city, sometimes they raise the mill levy for property taxes to do it and sometimes (it seems more often than not) they raise the sales tax rate. Then there are things like the county tax for county purposes and state tax for state purposes but the more individual variances are at the city level designed to support the specific city.
A smaller city doesn't have the same needs as a larger city. A city with less population doesn't have the same needs as a more heavily populated or at least more heavily travelled city, etc.
I'm still not understanding what you're saying in relation to sales tax. Your previous statement was to the tune of it's the reason why different cities and counties within a state have different sales tax.Different areas are made up of different people with dissimilar preferences. Towns are allowed to vote for tax increases to help attract top talent to teach their kids, or to keep that money in their pockets. They can elect state government that wants to lower taxes, or that wants to focus on fixing something like the roads. In principal, it is a good system. Of course there are those who figured out how to take advantage of and exploit every loophole possible within it, leading to messes like what we have in Illinois.
Different areas are made up of different people with dissimilar preferences. Towns are allowed to vote for tax increases to help attract top talent to teach their kids, or to keep that money in their pockets. They can elect state government that wants to lower taxes, or that wants to focus on fixing something like the roads. In principal, it is a good system. Of course there are those who figured out how to take advantage of and exploit every loophole possible within it, leading to messes like what we have in Illinois.
I was actually trying to add context that while Cook County residents pay sales tax on top of other state taxes, TN doesn't have that additional tax so Cook County residents are taxed at a far higher rate. I didn't realize that we had to have conversations in a bubble but I'll do that from now on.
No sales tax in Delaware on most items. 4.25% on cars and 8% on hotels rooms.
I'm still not understanding what you're saying in relation to sales tax. Your previous statement was to the tune of it's the reason why different cities and counties within a state have different sales tax.
As far as why IL is the way it is...it's a convoluted politically charged conversation that isn't really allowed to be discussed indepth on the DIS.