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DIVISION 2. OTHER TAXES 6001-60709›PART 1. SALES AND USE TAXES 6001-7176›CHAPTER 2. The Sales Tax 6051-6172›ARTICLE 1. Imposition of Tax 6051-6055

§ 6051

California Revenue and Taxation Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

For the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail a tax is hereby imposed upon all retailers at the rate of 212 percent of the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail in this state on or after August 1, 1933, and to and including June 30, 1935, and at the rate of 3 percent thereafter, and at the rate of 212 percent on and after July 1, 1943, and to and including June 30, 1949, and at the rate of 3 percent on and after July 1, 1949, and to and including July 31, 1967, and at the rate of 4 percent on and after August 1, 1967, and to and including June 30, 1972, and at the rate of 334 percent on and after July 1, 1972, and to and including June 30, 1973, and at the rate of 434 percent on and after July 1, 1973, and to and including September 30, 1973, and at the rate of 334 percent on and after October 1, 1973, and to and including March 31, 1974, and at the rate of 434 percent thereafter.

(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 117, Sec. 2. Effective July 16, 1991.)

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