District of Columbia sales tax, DC OTR filings.
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Restaurant meals rate prohibition
NEVER use the general 6% rate for restaurant meals -- the rate is 10%.
Transient accommodation rate prohibition
NEVER forget the 14.95% transient accommodation rate.
Parking rate prohibition
NEVER forget the 18% parking rate.
No computation prohibition
NEVER compute any number.
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Quick reference
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | District of Columbia |
| General rate | 6.00% |
| Restaurant meals/liquor | 10.00% |
| Transient accommodations | 14.95% |
| Parking | 18.00% |
| Local taxes | None -- DC is a single jurisdiction |
| Sourcing | Destination-based |
| Economic nexus | $100,000 OR 200 transactions |
| Tax authority | Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) |
| Portal | https://mytax.dc.gov |
| SST member | No |
| Skill version | 2.0 |
Transaction pattern library
| Pattern | Taxable? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| General TPP | TAXABLE 6% | |
| Clothing | TAXABLE | No exemption |
| Grocery food | EXEMPT | |
| Prepared food/restaurant meals | TAXABLE 10% | Higher rate |
| Liquor for on-premises | TAXABLE 10% | |
| Transient accommodations | TAXABLE 14.95% | |
| Parking | TAXABLE 18% | |
| SaaS | TAXABLE | DC taxes SaaS and digital goods |
| Digital goods | TAXABLE | |
| Professional services | NOT TAXABLE | |
| Manufacturing equipment | EXEMPT | |
| Prescription drugs | EXEMPT | |
| Resale | EXEMPT |
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