What is Omaha's combined sales tax rate?

Omaha's combined sales tax is 7%, made up of Nebraska's 5.5% state rate plus the City of Omaha's 1.5% local rate. The exact rate can differ just outside the city limits or in special districts.

Are groceries taxed in Omaha?

Nebraska exempts most unprepared grocery food from sales tax, so qualifying groceries are not taxed in Omaha. Prepared food, restaurant meals, candy, and many other goods remain taxable, and Omaha adds a separate restaurant and bar tax in practice.

Does the rate change outside Omaha city limits?

Yes. The 1.5% city portion only applies inside Omaha. A purchase in an unincorporated part of Douglas County or another Nebraska city can carry a different combined rate, so override the field for those locations.

How is the total calculated?

The tool multiplies your amount by the rate to get the tax, then adds it to your amount for the grand total. When you mark an item grocery-exempt, the tax is zero and the total equals the price.

Does Omaha tax services?

Nebraska taxes many services and most tangible goods, but the rules vary by category. This calculator applies a flat combined rate, so confirm whether your specific service is taxable in Nebraska.

Omaha Combined Sales Tax Calculator

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Calculate Omaha sales tax

Omaha layers the City of Omaha’s local rate on top of Nebraska’s statewide rate for a combined sales tax of 7% (5.5% state + 1.5% city). This calculator turns any pre-tax price into the tax owed and the final total, with a toggle for Nebraska’s grocery exemption.

How it works

The combined rate is applied to the taxable amount, and exempt items such as qualifying groceries are zeroed out:

taxable amount = exempt ? 0 : purchase amount
tax            = taxable amount * (rate / 100)
total          = purchase amount + tax

The 7% default merges Nebraska’s 5.5% state rate with Omaha’s 1.5% city rate. Because the city portion only applies inside the city limits, the rate field is editable for purchases elsewhere in Douglas County or another Nebraska city.

Tips and example

A 100 purchase at 7% incurs 7.00 in tax for a 107.00 total. Toggle the grocery exemption on for a 100 unprepared-food purchase and the tax drops to 0, keeping the total at 100.

Remember that prepared food and restaurant meals are not grocery-exempt, and Omaha applies an additional restaurant and bar tax to dining out that this general calculator does not include.