Sales Tax Just Hit A 10-Year High

Sales tax is turning from a back-office setting into a client systems problem.

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Emily Asher
August 17, 2026

The combined average U.S. sales tax rate just rose to 10.1881%, its highest level in a decade. That sounds like a tiny decimal. For clients selling across cities, states, platforms, and digital channels, it can turn into a pile of wrong invoices.

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