Mississippi Sales Tax Calculator 2026
Estimate Mississippi sales tax, use tax, grocery tax, vehicle rates, contractor tax, utility modes, medical cannabis sales tax, verified local/private levies, and tax-included totals.
Last Updated: May 13, 2026
Enter the amount before Mississippi sales, use, contractor, rental, or special tax.
Use for taxable tangible personal property unless a Mississippi reduced rate, exemption, or special category applies.
Use when the amount is before Mississippi sales, use, contractor, or special tax.
Optional. Enter only a Mississippi DOR-verified special local/private levy, up to 15.00%.
Only used in the Mississippi use-tax credit mode.
Taxable Base
$100.00
Mississippi state sales tax (7.00%)
$7.00
Optional local/private levy (0.00%)
$0.00
Credit for Prior Tax (0.00%)
$0.00
Net Mississippi Due Rate
7.00%
Total Mississippi Tax Due
$7.00
Live Mississippi Breakdown
General Retail Sale
Gross 7.00% | Net 7.00%
Ordinary taxable retail sale using Mississippi DOR 7% general sales-tax rate.
$7.00
$107.00 is the estimated amount after Mississippi tax due.
Rate source: Mississippi official source for this mode
This run is a Mississippi sales, rental, contractor, or special-tax estimate.
Important Disclaimer
This calculator provides an educational estimate for planning and comparison only. It is not tax, legal, financial, medical, lending, insurance, payroll, compliance, or institutional advice and it is not an official determination. Rules, rates, eligibility, formulas, and source data can change or depend on facts not captured here. Verify the result against official sources and qualified professional guidance before filing, paying, diagnosing, borrowing, investing, hiring, or making a compliance-sensitive decision.
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Sales Tax Compliance Path
Move from state rate estimates to nexus exposure, marketplace responsibility, SaaS or digital-product taxability, and filing-calendar review before collecting or remitting tax.
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Sales Tax Compliance Journey
Sales-tax pages need state-level rate context, local add-ons, collection responsibility, and return-preparation caveats separated clearly.
Step 1
Check nexusConfirm whether state sales volume, marketplace sales, or transaction count needs compliance review.
Step 2
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Step 3
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How to Use This Calculator
Step 1: Enter the amount
Type either the pre-tax amount or a final Mississippi tax-included total.
Step 2: Choose the Mississippi tax mode
Select general retail, groceries, vehicles, farm equipment, contractor tax, utilities, motor vehicle rental, medical cannabis, use tax, use-tax credit, or exempt mode.
Step 3: Set the amount type
Use pre-tax mode for quotes and invoices, or tax-included mode to back out the tax portion from a final total.
Step 4: Add verified local/private tax only if it applies
Leave the local/private field at 0 unless a Mississippi DOR local, tourism, or special-levy source applies to your exact transaction.
Step 5: Review warnings and source link
Check the Mississippi source notes before relying on the estimate for filing, use-tax, vehicle, contractor, or exemption decisions.
How This Calculator Works
This calculator starts with the Mississippi tax category instead of forcing every transaction into one generic rate. General retail sales use 7.00%, qualifying groceries use 5.00%, automobiles and light trucks use 5.00%, and qualifying nonresidential contractor activity uses 3.50%.
Local/private levies are not treated as a universal Mississippi local profile. The default is 0%, and you add an extra levy only when an official Mississippi local, tourism, city utility, cannabis, or special-levy source applies to the transaction.
In pre-tax mode, the formula is taxable base x net Mississippi due rate. In tax-included mode, the calculator reverses the formula to estimate the taxable base inside a final price. In use-tax credit mode, tax legally paid to another state is credited up to the Mississippi rate modeled for the purchase, subject to DOR exceptions.
Rate assumptions are referenced as of 2026-05-13, and dollar outputs are rounded to cents with decimal arithmetic.
What You Need to Know
Mississippi sales tax is category driven
Mississippi DOR describes the general retail rate as 7.00%, but the official rate table also lists reduced and special rates. That makes category selection the first accuracy checkpoint.
This upgraded calculator covers the common high-impact Mississippi categories in one interface: groceries, farm equipment, manufacturing machinery, vehicle groups, contractor tax, utilities, oil and gas resource equipment, short-term motor vehicle rentals, medical cannabis dispensary sales, use tax, and use-tax credit.
| Mississippi Rule | Official Rate | Calculator Note |
|---|---|---|
| General tangible personal property | 7.00% | Default retail rate unless the law exempts the item or provides a reduced rate. |
| Qualifying groceries | 5.00% | Reduced from 7% to 5% beginning 2025-07-01. |
| Farm tractors, logging equipment, and farm implements | 1.50% | Mississippi DOR sales tax rates page lists these categories at 1.5%. |
| Manufacturing machinery | 1.50% | The 1.5% mode also appears in contractor guidance for qualifying machinery portions. |
| Automobiles and light trucks | 5.00% | Applies to automobiles and trucks of 10,000 pounds or less gross weight. |
| Heavy trucks, aircraft, semitrailers, mobile homes, modular homes | 3.00% | DOR lists this group at 3%. Vehicle registration and ad valorem taxes are separate. |
| Oil, gas, and mineral resource equipment | 4.50% | DOR lists qualifying materials, equipment, and certain services for oil, gas, and mineral resource work at 4.5%. |
| Nonresidential contractor tax | 3.50% | Applies to nonresidential construction activities when the total contract price exceeds $10,000. |
| Residential electricity, fuels, and water consumption | 0.00% | DOR lists residential electricity/fuels and residential water consumption at 0%. |
| Short-term motor vehicle rental | 11.00% | Combines 5.00% sales tax and 6.00% rental tax for qualifying rentals. |
| Medical cannabis dispensary checkout | 7.00% | DOR says dispensaries charge 7% sales tax to cardholders; the 5.00% cultivator excise tax is separate. |
Calculator modes
Select the mode that matches the transaction before trusting the dollar result. A vehicle, farm implement, contractor contract, utility bill, and grocery basket can all produce different tax from the same $100 amount.
| Mode | Mode Rate | Local/Private Handling | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Retail Sale | 7.00% | Optional verified local/private levy | Ordinary taxable retail sale using Mississippi DOR 7% general sales-tax rate. |
| Reduced Grocery Sale | 5.00% | Optional verified local/private levy | Qualifying grocery sale using the 5% rate effective July 1, 2025 for eligible food and drink. |
| Farm Tractors / Farm Implements | 1.50% | No extra levy in mode | Reduced-rate mode for farm tractors, logging equipment, and farm implements. |
| Manufacturing Machinery | 1.50% | No extra levy in mode | Reduced-rate mode for machinery, machine parts, and qualifying manufacturing equipment listed by Mississippi DOR. |
| Automobiles / Light Trucks | 5.00% | No extra levy in mode | Vehicle-rate mode for automobiles and light trucks with gross weight of 10,000 pounds or less. |
| Heavy Trucks / Aircraft / Mobile Homes | 3.00% | No extra levy in mode | Reduced-rate mode for trucks over 10,000 pounds, aircraft, semitrailers, mobile homes, and modular homes. |
| Oil / Gas / Mineral Resource Equipment | 4.50% | No extra levy in mode | Mode for equipment, materials, and qualifying services connected with oil, gas, and mineral resource activity listed at 4.5%. |
| Nonresidential Contractor Tax | 3.50% | No extra levy in mode | Contractor-tax mode for nonresidential construction contracts over $10,000, except residential construction. |
| Residential Electricity / Gas / Water | 0.00% | No extra levy in mode | Zero-rate mode for Mississippi residential electricity, fuels, and residential water consumption listed by DOR. |
| Commercial Utilities | 7.00% | No extra levy in mode | Commercial electricity, fuels, telephone, telegraph, and commercial water mode at 7%. |
| Telephone / Communications with City Utility Tax | 9.00% | No extra levy in mode | Planning mode combining the 7% telephone/telegraph tax with the 2% city utility tax where that city tax applies. |
| Short-Term Motor Vehicle Rental | 11.00% | No extra levy in mode | Short-term motor vehicle rental mode for rental agreements of not more than 30 continuous days. |
| Medical Cannabis Dispensary Sale | 7.00% | Optional verified local/private levy | Dispensary checkout mode using the 7% sales tax DOR says dispensaries charge to cardholders. |
| Use Tax - No Prior Tax Paid | 7.00% | No extra levy in mode | General use-tax estimate when taxable property is used, stored, or consumed in Mississippi and no qualifying tax was paid elsewhere. |
| Use Tax - Reduced Grocery | 5.00% | No extra levy in mode | Reduced-rate grocery use-tax estimate for qualifying grocery purchases not properly taxed at checkout. |
| Use Tax - Credit for Tax Paid Elsewhere | 7.00% | No extra levy in mode | Use-tax estimate when sales or use tax was paid to another state and Mississippi credit may reduce the amount due. |
| Exempt Transaction | 0.00% | No extra levy in mode | Planning scenario for transactions treated as fully exempt from Mississippi sales or use tax. |
Worked examples
Use these examples to audit the calculator quickly before using it for larger purchases, business quotes, contractor reviews, or use-tax reconciliation.
| Example | Net Mississippi Rate | Tax Due / Included | Total or Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100 general retail sale | 7.00% | $7.00 | $107.00 |
| $100 grocery sale | 5.00% | $5.00 | $105.00 |
| $100 farm implement | 1.50% | $1.50 | $101.50 |
| $100 automobile / light truck | 5.00% | $5.00 | $105.00 |
| $100 heavy truck / aircraft / mobile home | 3.00% | $3.00 | $103.00 |
| $100 nonresidential contractor tax | 3.50% | $3.50 | $103.50 |
| $100 short-term motor vehicle rental | 11.00% | $11.00 | $111.00 |
| $100 medical cannabis dispensary sale | 7.00% | $7.00 | $107.00 before verified local special levy |
| $100 use tax after 4% paid elsewhere | 3.00% | $3.00 | $103.00 |
| $107 tax-included general retail sale | 7.00% | $7.00 included | $100.00 taxable base |
Use-tax credit examples
Mississippi use tax can apply when taxable property is used, stored, or consumed in Mississippi and the correct tax was not paid to another state. DOR guidance allows credit for tax paid elsewhere but lists important exceptions.
| Use-Tax Situation | Mississippi Rate | Credit Modeled | Estimated Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| No qualifying tax paid elsewhere | 7.00% | 0.00% | $7.00 due on $100 |
| 3.00% legally paid elsewhere | 7.00% | 3.00% | $4.00 due on $100 |
| 5.00% legally paid elsewhere | 7.00% | 5.00% | $2.00 due on $100 |
| 7.00% or more legally paid elsewhere | 7.00% | 7.00% | $0.00 additional Mississippi use tax modeled |
| Vehicle, boat, trailer, motorcycle, ATV first-use exceptions | Not credit mode | No credit modeled | Use a vehicle/title-specific process instead of this credit shortcut |
Local/private tax handling
The old generic local-profile approach is not accurate enough for Mississippi. Mississippi local/private taxes are often tied to a particular statute, city, county, business activity, or tourism district. The calculator therefore defaults the local/private input to 0%.
Enter a local/private percentage only after confirming that the Mississippi DOR local, tourism, cannabis, city utility, or special-levy source applies to your exact transaction.
| Local / Special Layer | Rate Treatment | How To Use It |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism and economic development levies | City/county-specific | Hotels, motels, prepared food, restaurants, bars, and similar local statutes can differ by jurisdiction. |
| Medical cannabis special levies | City-specific | DOR notes dispensaries may be responsible for special tax levies in Jackson and Tupelo. |
| Telephone / communication city utility tax | 2.00% | The calculator includes a 9.00% communications mode when the city utility tax applies. |
| Optional local/private input | 0% to 15.00% | This is an input guardrail, not a statement that every location has a local tax. Default is 0%. |
Utility and communications examples
Mississippi utility taxation can be counterintuitive because residential and commercial utility contexts differ, and certain telephone or communication utilities can also involve a city utility tax.
| Utility Context | Mode Rate | Planning Note |
|---|---|---|
| Residential electricity and fuels | 0.00% | Use for qualifying residential utility and home fuel charges listed at 0%. |
| Residential water consumption | 0.00% | Use only for residential consumption listed at 0%. |
| Commercial electricity, fuels, telephone, telegraph, water | 7.00% | DOR lists commercial utility categories at 7%. |
| Telephone / communications with city utility tax | 9.00% | Planning mode for the 7% utility rate plus 2% city utility tax where applicable. |
Common Mississippi mistakes
The table below lists the mistakes this tool is designed to prevent.
| Mistake | Why It Matters |
|---|---|
| Using one 7% rate for everything | Mississippi has official reduced rates for groceries, farm equipment, manufacturing machinery, vehicles, contractor tax, utilities, and more. |
| Adding a generic local profile to every transaction | Mississippi local/private levies are special and transaction-specific, so this calculator defaults them to 0 unless you enter a verified rate. |
| Forgetting use tax | Use tax can apply when sales or use tax was not paid to another state at the applicable Mississippi rate. |
| Using use-tax credit for excluded first-use property | DOR says no other-state credit is allowed for certain imported vehicles, trailers, boats, motorcycles, and ATVs first used in Mississippi. |
| Treating medical cannabis excise tax as a cardholder checkout tax | DOR separates the 5% cultivator excise tax from the 7% dispensary sales tax charged to cardholders. |
Official-source workflow
The Sources & References section uses only Mississippi Department of Revenue sources. The calculator does not rely on third-party state-rate tables for Mississippi rate logic.
| Calculator Area | Official Source Check |
|---|---|
| General sales and use tax framework | Mississippi DOR sales and use tax overview. |
| Category-specific rates | Mississippi DOR sales tax rates page. |
| Grocery 5% rate | Mississippi DOR Notice 72-25-03. |
| Use-tax credit and exceptions | Mississippi DOR use tax guidance. |
| Contractor tax | Mississippi DOR Guide for Construction Contractors. |
| Local/private special levies | Mississippi DOR tourism and economic development tax listing. |
| Motor vehicle rental and city utility tax | Mississippi DOR motor vehicle rental and city utility tax guidance. |
| Medical cannabis sales tax and excise split | Mississippi DOR medical cannabis taxation page. |
Nearby calculators
For Gulf South comparisons, use the Alabama Sales Tax Calculator, Louisiana Sales Tax Calculator, Arkansas Sales Tax Calculator, and Tennessee Sales Tax Calculator.
Filing and compliance note
Use this calculator for planning, quote checks, tax-included backouts, and use-tax review. Filing decisions should rely on current Mississippi DOR guidance, transaction-specific taxability, exemption documentation, and local/private levy details.
For broader tax planning, pair this tool with the Federal Income Tax Calculator and the FICA Tax Calculator.
Mississippi sales-tax facts to know
These quick facts add local context beyond the standard calculator flow so the page does more than restate a generic state-plus-local formula.
What is the Mississippi sales tax rate in 2026
Mississippi DOR lists the regular retail sales tax rate at 7% unless an exemption or reduced rate applies.
What is the Mississippi grocery sales tax rate for 2026
This calculator uses 5% for qualifying groceries. Mississippi DOR Notice 72-25-03 says the grocery rate changed from 7% to 5% beginning July 1, 2025.
Does Mississippi have use tax
Yes. Mississippi use tax can apply when personal property is used, stored, or consumed in Mississippi and sales or use tax was not paid to another state at the applicable Mississippi rate.
Compare Mississippi sales tax with nearby states
Compare Mississippi sales tax with Louisiana, Tennessee, and Alabama when you are evaluating border shopping, multi-state pricing, shipping destinations, or relocation costs. The linked calculators below make those Mississippi vs. neighbor comparisons easier to run.
Quick compare links: Mississippi vs. Louisiana sales tax, Mississippi vs. Tennessee sales tax, Mississippi vs. Alabama sales tax.
| State | Base Rate | Local Range | Calculator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 7.00% | 0.00% - 1.00% | Current page |
| Louisiana | 5.00% | 0.00% - 7.00% | Open calculator |
| Tennessee | 7.00% | 0.00% - 2.75% | Open calculator |
| Alabama | 4.00% | 0.00% - 7.50% | Open calculator |
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Sources & References
- 1.Mississippi Department of Revenue - Mississippi Sales and Use Taxes(Accessed May 13, 2026)
- 2.Mississippi Department of Revenue - Sales Tax Rates(Accessed May 13, 2026)
- 3.Mississippi Department of Revenue - Use Tax(Accessed May 13, 2026)
- 4.Mississippi Department of Revenue - Notice 72-25-03 Retail Sales Tax on Groceries(Accessed May 13, 2026)
- 5.Mississippi Department of Revenue - Guide for Construction Contractors(Accessed May 13, 2026)
- 6.Mississippi Department of Revenue - Tourism and Economic Development Taxes(Accessed May 13, 2026)
- 7.Mississippi Department of Revenue - Motor Vehicle Rental, Tire Disposal, City Utility Taxes(Accessed May 13, 2026)
- 8.Mississippi Department of Revenue - Medical Cannabis Taxation(Accessed May 13, 2026)