Sales Tax and Reverse Sales Tax Calculator Missouri

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• 7.662%
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• 8.225%
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• 8.288%
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• 9.038%
• 9.1%
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• 9.225%
• 9.238%
• 9.35%
• 9.475%
• 9.6%
• 9.679%
• 9.725%
• 9.738%
• 10.1%

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Missouri – MO Sales Tax Calculator: User Guide

Missouri is a US state famous for its folks like Chuck Berry and Sheryl Crowe, finger-licking delicious food, and natural wonders like the Lake of the Ozarks. It is located in the Midwestern region of the United States, sharing its borders with eight states.

The MO state is listed in Top 10 state in affordability, and 23^rd best economy among 50 states, with a favorable business environment, plenty of employment opportunities, and impressive growth rate. Hence, attracting thousands of people to settle throughout the year.

If you are planning to start, relocate, or expand your business in Kansas City, St. Louis, or another part of Missouri, you should learn to deal with Missouri Sales Tax. Wherefore, our experts have invested days and nights to design a Quick MO Sales Tax Guide backed with a handy Sales Tax Calculator to make your work easy.

So let's dig in!

Missouri Sales Tax Facts

• 225% of sales tax is levied on the state level in Missouri. Additionally, many county collect local sales tax ranging from 0% to 3.125%. Moreover, sales tax is also collected on the city level, ranging between 0% and 5.454%. So, the combined sales tax rate in Missouri can exceed from 10.1%.
• Special sales tax may also be imposed with a rate ranging from 0% to 2.25% in some special cases.
• Allenton, Missouri, is among the cities which charges the lowest combined sales tax rate of 4.225%.
• Branson, Missouri, is among the cities which charges the highest combined sales tax rate of 10.1%.
• The average combined sales tax rate in MO is 7.81%.
• Missouri has a lower state sales tax than 73.1% of states.
• Unfortunately, no item of purchase is exempted from the Missouri Sales Tax. However, Groceries (except prepared food, as you would purchase at a restaurant or cafeteria) are charged with a special sales tax rate of 1.225%.
• Missouri has two statewide sales tax holidays every year, where specific items under clothing, computer, and Energy Star products can be purchased without paying the state sales tax. Moreover, it also has a "Back to School" Sales Tax holiday where School Supplies costing up to $50 are exempted from sales tax.
• 2% of all taxes collected on behalf of the government can be kept by the merchants each quarter as an incentive to comply with sales tax collection requirements. However, merchants are responsible for paying sales tax themselves if they do not collect it from the end consumer.
• Purchases made by nonprofit organizations as well as individuals and companies for resale, improvement, or as raw materials can be exempted from sales tax in Missouri using a Missouri Sales Tax Exemption Form.
• Online and out-of-state purchases that are not subjected to Missouri Sales Tax but are stored, used, or consumed in Missouri are supposed to be subjected to Missouri Use Tax.

How to calculate Sales Tax in Missouri?

Businesses and Sellers who have Nexus are required to pay Sales tax to Missouri (state and local) on the retail sales tangible personal property or taxable service. They must collect, manage, and transfer it to the Missouri Department of Revenue while staying in compliance with state laws and avoid penalties and interest.

The sales tax determined on four factors:

1. Nexus: It is a connection of business with a state. The business is only liable to pay taxes to the states with Nexus.
2. Location and Products or Services: The sales tax rate varies from product to product and location to location. You must check the sales tax rate applicable to your product according to the product category, county, and city in Missouri.
3. Exemptions: All tangible goods and certain services are eligible for sales tax regulation. However, you should check with Missouri state government to get an update for which goods and services sold in Missouri are subject to sales tax.

To calculate Sales Tax in Missouri, follow the steps below:

Step 1 – Determine your Nexus:

As a business owner, you are only required to collect sales tax if you are eligible for collecting sales tax and have Sales Tax Nexus in the Missouri State. And to determine your Nexus in Missouri, you must have any of the following:

• Having a place of business places like an office in the state.
• An employee or independent contractors or other representatives present in Missouri for more than two days per year.
• Ownership real or personal property in the state.
• Having inventory or goods stored in a warehouse in MO.
• Merchandise delivered on a taxpayer's owned vehicle in Missouri.

Step 2 – Determine the Sales Tax Rate:

Once you have determined that your Nexus is with Missouri, next is to deduce the Sales Tax rate (State + Local Sales Tax) applicable on your product, for which you can refer the tables below:

Missouri Sales Tax Rates by Location:

The state-wide Sales Tax rate in Missouri is 4.225%. Besides, many cities and counties levy additional local sales tax on tangible personal property and some services.

Step 4 – Calculate Sales Tax:

After determining the sales tax rate according to the location and type of purchases, it is easy to calculate the sales tax amount charged on the product and gross price (amount after tax) of a product.

Example # 1:

For instance, you are selling a Juicer on your store in Blue Springs, Missouri, having a net price tag of $55. The amount that a buyer has to pay (including sales tax) on a check out would be:

Manual Method:

Net Price (amount before Tax) of a Juicer: $55

Total Sales Tax rate: 4.00% (Blue Springs) + 1.375% (Jackson County) + 4.225% (Missouri State) = 9.60%

Total Sales Tax amount = $55 x 9.60% = $5.28

Gross Price (Amount after Tax) = 55 + 5.28 = $60.28

It means the buyer has to pay $60.28 for a Juicer on a cash counter.

Using our Sales Tax Calculator:

All of the steps mentioned above can be skipped to get an instant result using our Sales Tax Calculator. All you need is:

1. Input the $55 Net Price of a Juicer as Amount Before Tax
2. Input or select 60% of the combined Sales Tax rate on the Tax Rate menu.

Our calculator will automatically calculate the result, and represents it in 3 different forms, as shown in the image below:

Reverse Sales Tax Calculation

In the example above, we have explained to you to calculate the Sales Tax amount payable in a product, and the Gross Price of the Product.

But there are also instances when you are required to deduce how much sales tax buyer has actually paid on a product or you may want to check the accuracy of the sales tax indicated on your item's receipt.

This is where the Reverse Sales Tax Calculation Kicks in. And luckily, our Missouri Sales Tax Calculator can perform this calculation like a Pro.

Example:

Your buyer has paid $75 for a Pressure Cooker at your store in Saint Charles, Missouri. Now the buyer is inquiring how much the Pressure Cooker actually cost before the sales tax was added. So you need to follow the steps below to determine the amount before tax (net price) of a Pressure Cooker:

Gross Price (Amount after Tax) of Pressure Cooker: $75

Total Sales Tax rate: 2.00% (Saint Charles) + 1.725% (Saint Charles County) + 4.225% (Missouri State) = 7.950%.

Manual Method:

Gross Price with sales tax = [Net Price × (tax rate in decimal form + 1)]

75 = [Net Price x ((7.950/100) + 1)]

75 = Net Price x 1.08

$69.4 = Net Price

So the original Price (net price) of the Pressure Cooker was $69.4.

Using our Sales Tax Calculator:

You can also use our Sales Tax Calculator for Reverse Sales Tax calculation to skip the aforementioned manual method. All you need is:

1. Input the $75 Gross Price of Pressure Cooker as Amount after Tax
2. Input or select 7.950% of combined Sales Tax Rate on the Tax Rate

Our calculator will automatically calculate the result and represents it in 3 different forms.

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