Idaho's state sales tax is 6%, and local add-ons take the combined rate as high as 9%. Only resort cities in Idaho may add a local rate. Of the 51 state-level rates, 6% is the 17th-highest (tied with 10 other states); the 9% top combined rate is the 16th-highest, tied with Georgia and South Carolina.
Combined sales tax in Idaho cities
All 1 Idaho city we list charge 6%: 6% state plus 0% local.
Combined rates as published by the Idaho State Tax Commission
City
Combined rate
Local share
Tax on $100
Boise
6%
0%
$6.00
Sales tax on a purchase in Idaho
Backward from a receipt: a $50.00 total at 6% is $47.17 of goods and $2.83 of tax.
Tax owed at Idaho rates
Price
State only (6%)
Highest (9%)
$25.00
$1.50
$2.25
$100.00
$6.00
$9.00
$1,000.00
$60.00
$90.00
$2,500.00
$150.00
$225.00
Groceries in Idaho
Idaho taxes groceries at the full rate and refunds it through an income tax food credit: $155 per person, or the tax you actually paid up to $250 if you submit your receipts — but only if you file and claim it. A $200.00 grocery bill at the 6% median city rate carries $12.00 (6%), against $12.00 on other goods.
Idaho is one of 9 states where groceries are taxed statewide in 2026.
Tax on $200.00 of groceries and of other goods in Idaho
6% state, up to 9% with local taxes. The middle of the 1 Idaho city we list is 6%.
What is the highest sales tax rate in Idaho?
9% combined. Among listed cities the highest is Boise at 6%.
Are groceries taxed in Idaho?
Idaho taxes groceries at the full rate and refunds it through an income tax food credit: $155 per person, or the tax you actually paid up to $250 if you submit your receipts — but only if you file and claim it. A $200.00 grocery bill at the 6% median city rate carries $12.00 (6%), against $12.00 on other goods.
How much is the sales tax on $1,000 in Boise?
$60.00 at Boise's 6%, $1,060.00 in total; $60.00 of it is the state's.
Sources
Official documents the rates and rules on this page come from.
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