Do not be surprised if there are a few additional cents on your reception this week. From Tuesday, residents of the County of Los Angeles will see an increase in the sales tax of a quarter of percentage during their purchases due to a measure approved by voters who support the Sans-Abri services managed by the county.
From April 1, residents of the County of Los Angeles in areas not constituted in society and in cities which have not imposed their own tax approved by voters will see their jump of sales tax from 9.5% to 9.75%.
In California, the county of Alameda currently has the highest county sales tax at 10.25%, according to tax rates from January 2025.
Why is there an increase in sales tax?
In November, the voters of the County of Los Angeles approved measure A, a replacement for the sales tax sales tax to finance the homeless services called H.
Measure H was to expire in 2027.
But now, the measure will replace it entirely, two years before the expiration date, and will increase the tax rate to half a hundred, which, according to the county, will generate more than a billion dollars per year.
The new tax will remain in force until it is repealed by voters.
The measurement of AA’s objectives, according to the initiative of the county homeless, includes the reduction in the number of people falling into roaming and living in the streets with consumption disorders of substances or substances, increasing the number of affordable housing in the county and increasing the number of people transitioning into permanent housing from camps.
Here is the ventilation of how the product of Measure A should be used, by percentage.
About 60% of profits will go to the service of the Comté homeless:
- On this total percentage, approximately 15% should be allocated to cities, government councils and areas not constituted in society, on the basis of their population without housing of the investigation of the homeless of the previous year conducted by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
- About 1.65% will go to an innovation fund to test new ideas for future more scale programs.
About 40% will be allocated to the production of housing:
- 35.75% of the total is for the new agency for affordable housing solutions in the County of Los Angeles to finance the development of affordable housing.
- 3% is reserved for Los Angeles County Development Authority.
- 1.25% is planned for responsibility, data and research.
Will every city in the County Los Angeles see the 9.75%sales tax rate?
No. Some county cities have more different and highest sales tax rates and, following measure A, these rates will increase above 9.75%, according to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
Cities whose current rate is 10.25% and will be increased to 10.50% due to measurement A:
- Alhambra
- Arcadia
- Baldwin Park
- Bell gardens
- Bellflower
- Burbank
- Carson
- Trade
- Covina
- Cudahy
- Ass
- Duarte
- Gardena
- Glendal
- Hawaiian gardens
- Hawthorne
- Huntington Park
- La Cañada Flintridge
- The Verne
- Lakewood
- Lawn
- Lomita
- Long beach
- Clever
- Monrovia
- Montebello
- Monterey Park
- Norwalk
- Primordial
- Pasadena
- Pomona
- San Fernando
- San Gabriel
- Sierra Madre
- Signaling hill
- South Pasadea
- Vernon
- West Hollywood
- Whitter
The cities that have approved their new rate of sales tax in combination with measurement A, listed from the highest rate to the lowest:
- Lancaster approved a new 0.75%sales tax. Its rate will drop from 10.25% to 11.25%.
- Palmdale approved a new 0.75%sales tax. Its rate will drop from 10.25% to 11.25%.
- Azusa has approved a new 25%sales tax. Its rate will drop from 10.25% to 10.75%.
- Glendora has approved a new 25%sales tax. Its rate will drop from 10.25% to 10.75%.
- Irwindale has approved a new 25%sales tax. Its rate will drop from 10.25% to 10.75%.
- South El Monte approved a sales tax of. 25%. Its rate will drop from 10.25% to 10.75%.
- Artesia approved a new 0.75%sales tax. Its current rate is 9.50% and it will drop to 10.50%.
- Downey has approved a new 25%sales tax. Its rate will drop from 10% to 10.50%.
- Manhattan Beach approved a 0.50%sales tax. Its rate will drop from 9.50% to 10.25%.
These cities were excluded from the 0.25% sales tax, but now subject to measuring A and will see their sales tax rate increase to 10.75%:
- Bodies
- Lynwood
- Pico Rivera
- Santa Monica
- South door
These cities also see an increase in measurement A and their own local rate:
- The current Avalon rate is 10% and will increase to 10.25%.
- El Monte approved a rate increase to 0.75%, indefinitely. Its rate will drop from 10% to 10.50%.
- The current rate of Inglewood is 10% and will increase to 10.25%.
- The current rate of Puente is 10% and will increase to 10.25%.
- The current rate of Santa Fe Springs is 10.50% and will increase to 10.75%.
- The current rate of torrance is 10% and will increase to 10.25%.
What can and can’t be taxed?
Many of your daily purchases are subject to tax, including furniture, toys, clothing and electronics.
The California Tax Service Center indicates that the elements that are exempt from the sales tax include:
- Sales of certain food products for human consumption (such as your grocery store).
- Sales to the United States government.
- Sales of prescription drugs and certain medical devices.
- Sales of items paid with EBT cards.
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