Utah's youth smoking rate has been lower than the national average for many years. In 2005 Utah's smoking rate for students in grades 9-12 was 7.4% compared to a rate of 23.0% nationwide. Surveys indicate that youth smoking rates in states with comprehensive tobacco prevention and control programs (California, Massachusetts, Florida) have declined while other states' rates have increased or remained the same.

The Orlando Magic's contribution to the proposed Events Center is more than any other professional sports team in a similar sized market in regard to population/corporate base. In Memphis, the team contributed $16.2 million. In Indiana the team contributed $21 million. In Charlotte the team pitched in $23.2 million. And, in San Antonio, the organization contributed $42 million. See similar questions...

The differences in sampling techniques and the initial rigor that States were able to bring to sampling list frame development makes calculation of a valid "average" inspection failure or noncompliance rate unfeasible for the States. However, the median baseline rate was 41 percent. See similar questions...

Sales tax is definitely the bane of anyone wanting to buy something as expensive as a boat. Many states are getting increasingly aggressive in trying to collect tax on boats regularly operated in their area. If you're irked at the prospect of paying sales tax on your boat, the best solution is to move to a low-tax state, or at least store your boat there. Tax is generally due in the state that is the home port of your vessel, regardless of where you purchased it. See similar questions...

The government is still debating the online sales tax issue. Until a decision is made, we will not charge sales tax for online orders. However, we are required to charge 8?% sales tax on orders we receive by mail, phone or fax from within the state of Texas. See similar questions...

South Carolina Sales and Use tax rate is 5%. Certain counties also have an additional tax for certain things such as transportation and capital projects. For additional information, please visit the South Carolina Tax website. See similar questions...

Pennsylvania's sales tax rate is 6%. There are no local sales taxes. Pennsylvania offers personal sales tax exemptions for clothing, grocery food, pharmaceuticals, and other necessities. Business exemptions are available for products purchased for resale, manufacturing, processing, farming, printing, research and development, mining, and public utilities. See similar questions...

of July 1st 2006 the sales tax rate within Highland city limits is 7.6%. See similar questions...

Note: Call the Louisiana Department of Revenue at (225) 219-7356 concerning the state tax rate or visit them online at www.rev.state.la.us. See similar questions...

At $0.6340, Wake County has the lowest tax rate of the largest school districts in the state; Cumberland, Forsyth, Guilford and Mecklenburg all have higher property tax rates. Wake also has the second lowest tax rate of surrounding counties; Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston and Vance counties' tax rates range from $0.066 more to $0.286 more than Wake County's rate. See similar questions...

You do not need to input a percentage value if your Online Tax is calculated by a third party provider like CyberSource. However, if you have Google Checkout enabled, you may want to include your typical sales tax percentage, even for areas that are calculated by an Integrated Tax Calculation provider. See similar questions...

Any animal conceived through any assisted reproductive technique — AI, embryo transfer, etc. — has a slightly higher risk of neonatal death. In the hands of skilled scientists, the neonatal death rate of cloned animals approaches that of animals produced by in vitro fertilization. Within hours or days of birth, there are no health differences between clones and non-clones, according to an NAS review panel. See similar questions...

If a merchant is registered in the State of California but ships from an out of state location they should charge the sales tax rate at the location where the goods are used or consumed. You may request a new invoice or your agency can report the correct rate to the Board of Equalization. If the merchant charges 7.25% and your rate is 8.25% your agency is responsible for reporting and paying at the 8.25% rate. See similar questions...

Allstarshop.com charges sales tax of 7.75% for all orders shipped within California. If you are a reseller in California, please contact Allstarshop.com at 949-546-0888 to become registered. Allstarshop.com is committed to protecting our customer from credit card fraud. Allstarshop.com can only ship orders to an address that can be verified by your credit card company or bank. See similar questions...

Purchases made and shipped to the State of Wisconsin pay 5.5% sales tax. It is automatically figured into your total. See similar questions...