Which states let you pay sales tax return with a credit card?

Which states let you pay your sales tax return with a credit card?

For small businesses, credit cards can be an important tool, offering financial management benefits and the opportunity to earn valuable rewards. You can put just about anything on a credit card these days, including your sales taxes — in most states. Out of the 45 states that charge sales tax, all but 7 (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Maine, Nevada and Virginia) allow businesses to pay via credit card.

However, in those states that do allow you to pay sales taxes with plastic, the convenience comes with a price, usually in the form of a small fee that is charged by a third-party payments processor.

Here’s a rundown of which states let you remit sales taxes via credit card and how much using that option will cost you. “Fee unspecified” means there is no information on the amount of the fee until you actually initiate a credit card payment.

StateCredit cards accepted?Fee
AlabamaNo 
AlaskaNo sales tax 
ArizonaNo 
ArkansasNo 
CaliforniaYes2.3%, minimum $1
ColoradoYesUnspecified
ConnecticutYes2.35%
DelawareNo sales tax 
FloridaYes1.85%, minimum $1
GeorgiaYes2.50%
HawaiiYesUnspecified
IdahoYesUnspecified
IllinoisNo 
IndianaYesUnspecified
IowaYes2.45%, minimum $3.95
KansasYes2.50%
KentuckyYes2.45%
LouisianaYes2.45%.
MaineNo 
MarylandYes2.49%
MassachusettsYes2.30%
MichiganYes2.75%.
MinnesotaYes2.25%, minimum $3.75
MississippiYes2.50%
MissouriYesUnspecified
MontanaNo sales tax 
NebraskaYes2.35%
NevadaNo 
New HampshireNo sales tax 
New JerseyYesUnspecified
New MexicoYesUnspecified
New YorkYes2.25%
North CarolinaYes$2.00 for every $100.00 increment of tax payment
North DakotaYes2.49%
OhioYes2.50%
OklahomaYes2.50%
OregonNo sales tax 
PennsylvaniaYes2.49%, minimum $1
Rhode IslandYes2.50%
South CarolinaYesUnspecified
South DakotaYes2.45%
TennesseeYes2.49%.
TexasYes$1 up to $100 payment; 2.25% plus $0.25 processing fee for payments over $100
UtahYesTiered according to amount of tax payment
VermontYes3%
VirginiaNo 
WashingtonYes2.5%, $1 minimum
West VirginiaYes2.5%, $1 minimum
WisconsinYes$1 for payments less than $40; 2.5% for payments greater than $40
WyomingYes2.50%

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