Clarification/Follow-up by DTHEMAN on 04/03/05 1:45 am:
Hello Voiceguy
Thank you very much for the info. I wasn't aware of the different tax rates. Looking at my receipts, one of the large chain hardware stores that I shopped at yesterday gave me a tax rate of 7.750% and the one accross the street (in the same city) charged me 8%. It makes me wonder whether one of these chain stores charges people depending on their residence.

Are you aware of the possibility that some stores may automaticly base the tax rate depending on the city we reside at? I did use my credit card to pay.

I will have to think twice befor shopping out of town. I always organize my shopping to save gas and mileage but I may be wasting more on taxes while shopping out of town for large items.

Are you aware of the possibility that some stores may base the tax rate depending on the city we reside at?

Clarification/Follow-up by voiceguy2000 on 04/03/05 3:29 am:
I had always thought that the sales tax rate was supposed to be based on the location of the store, not the residence of the purchaser.

You might want to look at the tables that I referred you to, see what the rate is supposed to be for the locality where the large chain hardware stores are located, and ask them to explain the discrepancy to you. If both of those stores are in the same city, I would expect the tax rate to be the same, regardless of how the tax is determined, because your residence would certainly be the same.