District of Columbia Delays Sales Tax Increase to October 1, 2027

Ed Surette

September 28, 2026

District of Columbia

State Sales and Use Tax Rate Change

The District of Columbia Office of Taxation has shared a notice to businesses that the state level sales and use tax rate increase from 6% to 7% is now effective October 1, 2027. Previous information provided that the increase was effective October 1, 2026.

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Ed Surette

Edward Surette is a Principle Regulatory Specialist in the Regulatory Analysis & Design Department at Sovos. Ed has been a member of the Sovos team for over 26 years and focuses mainly on sales and use tax compliance. In addition, he is a key point of contact in furtherance of Sovos as a certified service provider (CSP) under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement – facilitating operation of quarterly test deck, rate and boundary file changes.

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