Westchester County Increases Sales and Use Tax Rate

Starting August 1, 2019, local sales and use tax in Westchester County, New York will increase by 1%, from 3% to 4%.

This increase applies to all taxable sales and uses in Westchester County outside of Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, White Plains and Yonkers. In Mount Vernon S.D., Peekskill S.D. and Rye S.D., total tax rates will also rise 1%, from 10 3/8% to 11 3/8%.

To discuss specific impacts or to address any questions you may have, contact your Anchin Relationship Partner or Sharon Ackerman, a Tax Director in Anchin’s Tax Controversy Services Group, at [email protected] or 212.840.3456. The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance notice can be found here.