It was the best
of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age
of foolishness… it was the age of the Big Mac, it was the age of the McNugget…
The
monthly sales tax report for Platte County is online and available at www.co.platte.mo.us under News
Announcements.
After
I sent out the email announcing the sales tax numbers for the May report, an astute county citizen asked me about the calculation of sales taxes and the sales tax rate. Specifically, how much sales tax do we really pay? How is that figure calculated per
purchase? The short answer: it depends.
All
Platte County residents pay 4.225% for the Missouri portion of sales tax and
1.375% in county taxes (broken down below) on purchases made within the county. However, the rest of the sales tax amount is
dependent on where the business is located. Different cities have different sales tax rates and certain business districts have additional taxes in additional to those rates.
Take
McDonald’s for instance: a large Coke at the Platte City McDonald’s will cost
$1.08, because you’ll pay eight cents in sales tax (4.225% for Missouri, 1.375%
for Platte County and 2.375% for Platte City).
Drive
south on I-29 to the McDonald’s on 64th Street and the very same
large Coke will cost you $1.11 – state and county portion of 5.6%, plus Kansas
City’s rate of 2.8750%, plus additional 2% for the “restaurant tax on prepared
food.”
If
you’re shopping in an area that’s part of a Transportation Development District (TDD) or a Community Improvement District (CID), an additional sales tax could be levied on
a purchase. The proceeds collected from
that sales tax are then used by the property owner for improvements to the
roads and common areas of the shopping center. For instance, if the McDonald's moved a different part of 64th Street, there could be an additional tax for a TDD.
The
Missouri Department of Revenue has a chart on their website listed
municipalities and the sales tax rates and the City of Kansas City also lists
the rates for these special districts.
The
county and state sales tax is 5.600% and is broken down as follows...
4.225% Missouri portion
3.0% Missouri general revenue
1.0% Missouri education
0.125% Missouri conservation
0.1% Missouri parks and soil
1.375% Platte County portion
0.5% Platte County general revenue
0.5% Platte County parks/trails/storm
0.375% Platte County roads
MO
DOR’s website has the following rate listing by jurisdiction
However,
Kansas City has an additional sales tax for different things and those rates
can be found at the KCMO website
