Sales Tax on University Purchases. Purchases by Purdue University may be made in Indiana without payment of otherwise applicable Indiana State Gross Retail Sales Tax, where the purchased good or ...

A sales tax is usually charged as a percentage of the retail cost at the point of purchase. Local and municipal governments may charge their own sales tax, which is added to the state sales tax.

Clarification: Retail Dive revised the label on the chart of monthly sales to make it clear to readers what data is included. The federal government’s retail sales reports are highly anticipated ...