Sales tax rate changes
California sales tax rate changes
Updated October 13, 2026
Last verified October 13, 2026. That is the UTC date the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration pages were retrieved. It is not an effective date.
US Sales Tax Rates monitors the sales tax publication California Department of Tax and Fee Administration posts for California: when the chart takes effect, how many jurisdictions changed, and what is coming next. It does not calculate tax on a sale.
Current California chart
The current California chart took effect October 1, 2026. It does not print an end date.
Every California jurisdiction on the loaded file is on the California rate chart.
Changes on the current California chart
91 jurisdictions changed on the Effective October 1, 2026 chart, compared with the previous California file.
The changes took effect October 1, 2026.
Upcoming California changes
No upcoming California rate change is on file.
What is monitored
California Department of Tax and Fee Administration publishes the loaded sales tax chart for California.
The in-force chart is Effective October 1, 2026, effective October 1, 2026. The chart does not print an end date. It stays current until a newer official chart for this state replaces it. The retrieval check is not that effective date. The loaded file is a spreadsheet.
The loaded file has 546 jurisdiction rows.
A refresh fails closed. When the file cannot be read, or two readings disagree, the period is blocked and no rate is filled in.
This note does not calculate tax on a sale.
Official California sources
These are official California Department of Tax and Fee Administration pages. The current rate file is found from these pages. A direct rate-file address is not linked here.
How the chart is checked
A refresh fails closed. When the file cannot be read, or two readings disagree, the period is blocked and no rate is filled in.
Nothing in this note is estimated. When a displayed figure disagrees with the official publication, the publication wins. That rule is recorded under corrections.
Rate monitoring is not a tax calculation
This note reports how the California publication is monitored. It does not calculate tax on a cart, invoice, ZIP code, or address, and it does not file a return.
Monitor California
Monitoring follows the official publication. The sample report shows the shape of a change row.
Latest in-force chart · Effective October 1, 2026
Showing the first 5 of 91 jurisdictions.
- Agoura Hills
California · CA · AGOURA-HILLS
10.250%State 7.25% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 3%Current rate
- Previous
- 9.750%
- Change (pts)
- +0.5
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC
- Alhambra
California · CA · ALHAMBRA
11.000%State 7.25% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 3.75%Current rate
- Previous
- 10.500%
- Change (pts)
- +0.5
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC
- Arcadia
California · CA · ARCADIA
11.000%State 7.25% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 3.75%Current rate
- Previous
- 10.500%
- Change (pts)
- +0.5
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC
- Artesia
California · CA · ARTESIA
11.000%State 7.25% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 3.75%Current rate
- Previous
- 10.500%
- Change (pts)
- +0.5
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC
- Avalon
California · CA · AVALON
10.750%State 7.25% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 3.5%Current rate
- Previous
- 10.250%
- Change (pts)
- +0.5
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC
| Jurisdiction | Previous | Current rate | Change (pts) | Change effective | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agoura HillsCalifornia · CA · AGOURA-HILLS | 9.750% | 10.250%State 7.25% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 3% | +0.5 | October 1, 2026 | October 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
| AlhambraCalifornia · CA · ALHAMBRA | 10.500% | 11.000%State 7.25% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 3.75% | +0.5 | October 1, 2026 | October 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
| ArcadiaCalifornia · CA · ARCADIA | 10.500% | 11.000%State 7.25% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 3.75% | +0.5 | October 1, 2026 | October 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
| ArtesiaCalifornia · CA · ARTESIA | 10.500% | 11.000%State 7.25% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 3.75% | +0.5 | October 1, 2026 | October 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
| AvalonCalifornia · CA · AVALON | 10.250% | 10.750%State 7.25% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 3.5% | +0.5 | October 1, 2026 | October 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
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