US Sales Tax News articles  - Read the latest US sales Tax news including articles covering individual states, sales tax rates, legislation and the political arena addressing issues concerning sales tax and much more.  Sales Tax in the United States is a consumption tax levied on the sale or lease of goods and services.  Unlike VAT which is a general consumption tax, sales tax is only added to the final retail sale which retailers calculate and collect from consumers and then periodically remit to the state.  There is no single national sales tax rate and as such different states will apply different rates and exemptions.