What is the Idaho sales tax rate?

Idaho's statewide sales tax rate is 6%, set by the Idaho State Tax Commission. Unlike most states, Idaho does not allow general county or city sales taxes. Only designated resort cities and auditorium districts may levy a small local-option sales tax on top of the 6% state rate.

Does Idaho have local sales taxes?

Generally no. Most of Idaho charges only the flat 6% state rate. The exception is a handful of resort cities such as Sun Valley, Ketchum, McCall, and Stanley, which can add a local-option sales tax (often 1%–3%) on lodging, restaurants, and retail to fund local services. Outside those resort areas the combined rate is just 6%.

How do I remove Idaho sales tax from a total?

Divide the tax-inclusive total by 1 plus the combined rate as a decimal. For a 6% rate, $106.00 / 1.06 = $100.00 pre-tax. Switch this calculator to Remove mode and it extracts the pre-tax amount and the tax already charged automatically.

Are groceries taxed in Idaho?

Yes. Idaho taxes groceries at the full 6% rate, but it offsets this with a refundable grocery tax credit claimed on your state income tax return ($120 per person for most residents in 2024). This calculator computes the sales tax at the point of sale; the grocery credit is claimed separately at tax time.

Is the Idaho sales tax calculation done on my device?

Yes. Every calculation runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript. No amounts, prices, or personal data are ever transmitted to a server, so the tool works offline once the page has loaded.

Idaho Sales Tax Calculator 2024 — 6% State Rate + Local

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Idaho sales tax in plain terms

Idaho applies a flat 6% statewide sales tax to most retail sales of tangible personal property, set by the Idaho State Tax Commission. What makes Idaho unusual is that it does not permit general county or city sales taxes. The only local add-ons come from designated resort cities (Sun Valley, Ketchum, McCall, Stanley, Driggs and others) and a couple of auditorium districts, which may levy a small local-option tax on lodging, dining and retail. For the vast majority of Idaho the combined rate is simply 6%.

How it works

This calculator runs two formulas in your browser. The combined rate is the fixed 6% state rate plus whatever local resort rate you enter.

Add mode turns a pre-tax price into a total:

total tax = pre-tax price x combined rate
total     = pre-tax price + total tax

Remove mode backs the pre-tax amount out of a tax-inclusive total:

pre-tax = total / (1 + combined rate)
tax     = total - pre-tax

The result panel then splits the tax into a state portion (6%) and a local portion so you can see exactly where each dollar goes.

Example and notes

A $250 purchase in most of Idaho (6% only) carries $250 x 0.06 = $15.00 of tax, for a $265.00 total. The same $250 purchase in Sun Valley (6% state + 1% resort option = 7%) carries $17.50 of tax for a $267.50 total.

Note: Idaho taxes groceries at the full 6% but issues a refundable grocery tax credit on your income tax return, so the effective rate on food is lower than 6% after the credit. Resort-city local-option rates change by ordinance — verify your exact local rate with the city before relying on it for filing.