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UPDATE, 5.8.2014 Several California sales tax rates changed on April 1, 2014. The California State Board of Equalization has announced a number of local sales and use tax rate changes, effective April 2013. These increases are voter approved.
http://www.taxrates.com/blog/2013/01/17/california-sales-and-use-tax-rate-change-april-2013/
1 Contra Costa County collects a 2% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under California law. 2  Contra Costa County has a higher sales tax than 63.4% of California's other cities and counties.
http://www.tax-rates.org/california/contra_costa_county_sales_tax
California has had a sales tax for eight decades, but the tax we have today is dramatically different from the initial one. When California created its sales tax in 1933 and its use tax in 1935, the rate was 2.5 percent and all revenue went to the state’s General Fund.
http://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/finance/sales-tax/understanding-sales-tax-050615.aspx
The Contra Costa County, California sales tax is 8.50% , consisting of 6.50% California state sales tax and 2.00% Contra Costa County local sales taxes.The local sales tax consists of a 1.00% county sales tax and a 1.00% special district sales tax (used to fund transportation districts, local attractions, etc).
http://www.tax-rates.org/california/contra_costa_county_sales_tax
The amount of sales tax generated by a sale depends on the tax rate and the dollar value of the goods sold. Figure 1 shows how the sales tax is calculated if a retailer sells five books costing $20 each and the tax rate is 8 percent.
http://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/finance/sales-tax/understanding-sales-tax-050615.aspx
By Gail Cole | January 17th, 2013 | Sales Tax Rate Changes | 0 Comments. Gail is a sales tax expert with a penchant for digging through the depths of DOR sites and discovering and reporting rate changes across the country.
http://www.taxrates.com/blog/2013/01/17/california-sales-and-use-tax-rate-change-april-2013/
While we make every effort to ensure that our information on the Contra Costa County sales tax is up to date, we can offer no warranty as to the accuracy of the data provided.
http://www.tax-rates.org/california/contra_costa_county_sales_tax
1 Groceries are exempt from the Contra Costa County and California state sales taxes. 2  Contra Costa County collects a 2% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under California law. 3  Contra Costa County has a higher sales tax than 63.4% of California's other cities and counties.
http://www.tax-rates.org/california/contra_costa_county_sales_tax
Payments in excess of the purchase price will be refunded by mail within 30 days. Purchasers of property at the tax sale must also pay a Documentary Transfer Tax on the amount of the bid. The tax is based on the rate of $.55 for each $500 or fractional part of each $500 when the bid exceeds $100. Purchasers of property within the city of Richmond must also pay a City Transfer Tax in addition to the Documentary Transfer Tax. The rate for this city tax is $7 per $1,000 of the purchase price. (a) Any lien for installments of taxes and special assessments, which installments will become payable upon the secured roll after the time of sale.
http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/FAQ.aspx?TID=32
what is the current sales tax in contra costa county
The current sales tax in Contra Costa County is 8.50%. The current sales tax in Contra Costa County is 8.50 percent.