Nevada Sales Tax

The current state sales tax rate in Nevada (NV) is 4.6 percent. The total tax rate might be as high as 8.265 percent depending on local municipalities. Other, local-level tax rates in Nevada are relatively complex when compared to other states’ local-level tax rates. The municipal, county, school, transportation, and SPD (special purpose district) levels may all levy a sales tax in Nevada. Effective October 1, 2019, all marketplace providers must collect tax on behalf of sellers in Nevada if they had cumulative gross receipts of $100,000 or more from retail sales made or facilitated to customers in Nevada in the current or preceding calendar year, or if they made or facilitated at least 200 separate retail sales transactions in the current or preceding calendar year. In writing, a marketplace and a seller might agree that the vendor will collect the tax required instead. The state of Nevada requires all enterprises that sell, transfer, barter, license, lease, rent, use, or otherwise consume taxable tangible personal property to register with the state and collect and remit sales tax. Many service providers are needed to register and collect in order to complete the sale of taxable tangible personal property.

Sales Tax Rates in Nevada by County

In Nevada, when do you have to charge sales tax?

If your business has a sales tax nexus in Nevada, you must charge sales tax. In different states, the term “sales tax nexus” signifies different things. It could be having a physical site (e.g., a brick and mortar business) or having someone working for you in the state. It can also refer to having a ‘affiliate’ or ‘click through’ sales tax nexus in the case of ecommerce.

Check the Nevada government’s sales tax website to see if you should be charging sales tax in your state.

In Nevada, which items are exempt from sales tax?

Prescription medications, for example, are free from sales tax in Nevada. There are also Nevada sales tax exemptions that can be used if the seller or buyer meets specific requirements.

Check the Nevada government’s tax website for a complete list of exemptions.

What is Nevada known for?

Nevada is known for:

• Gambling
• Large and extravagent hotels
• Hot and dry weather
• Rich silver deposits
• Hoover Dam

Nevada Fun Facts

• The name Nevada comes from Sierra Nevada, a Spanish term meaning snow-covered mountain range.
• Las Vegas, Nevada has more hotel rooms than any other city on earth. As of 2016, 10 out of the top 15 biggest hotels in the world are in Las Vegas.
• Lake Tahoe, located along the border between California and Nevada, is the largest alpine lake in North America. It is the second deepest lake in the United States.
• Nevada has more hot springs than any other state in the country, with more than 300 occurring naturally.
• Nevada is the driest state in the nation with an average annual rainfall of 9.5 inches.
• In March 19, 1931, Governor Fred Balzar signed into law Assembly Bill 98, which legalizing gambling in the Nevada.
• In 1931, the Pair-O-Dice Club was the first casino to open in Nevada.
• Nevada is the largest gold-producing state in the United States.
• The longest Morse Code telegram ever sent was the Nevada state constitution. Sent from Carson City to Washington D.C. in 1864, it was sent over two days and cost $4,303.27.

Tourist Attractions in Nevada

• Adventuredome: Amusement park at the Circus Circus Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Botanical Gardens at Bellagio: Botanical garden in the Ballagio in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Count’s Kustoms: Auto restoration service offering a showroom for public tours, located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Fremont Street Experience: Entertainment and gaming destination in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Great Basin National Park: National park in eastern Nevada near the Utah border.
• High Roller: 550-foot tall Ferris wheel on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Hoover Dam: Dam located southeast of Las Vegas on the border of Nevada and Arizona.
• Lake Mead: Reservoir southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Lake Tahoe: Large freshwater lake on the Nevada-California border.
• Las Vegas Strip: A stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las Vegas known for its high concentration of casinos.
• Mob Museum: Museum of organized crime and law enforcement, located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Mount Charleston: Mountain peak in Clark County, Las Vegas.
• National Automobile Museum: Automobile museum in Reno, Nevada.
• Neon Museum: Museum featuring signs from old casinos and other outdoor displays, located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Pinball Hall of Fame: Pinball museum in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Pyramid Lake: Large natural lake northeast of Reno, Nevada.
• Red Rock Canyon: National conservation area located to the west of Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay: Aquarium in the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• SkyPod & Observation Deck: Formerly Stratosphere Tower, a 1,149-foot observation tower in the STRAT Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• The Grand Canal Shoppes: Shopping mall inside The Venetian and The Palazzo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Valley of Fire State Park: State park in Moapa Valley, Nevada.