AFAIK, the use tax rate varies by county/city
On average it's around 8% (slightly less in some localities, slightly more in others).
you can see the rates by locality here: http://www.boe.ca.gov/cgi-bin/rates.cgi
The California sales tax rate is made up of other city, county, and state taxes. California Sales Tax is also higher than most other states because there is a use tax added onto the sales tax. The additional use tax can be as much as 1% or as low as 0.10%
That depends on the rate of tax.
The California sales tax rate is currently 6.25%. However, California adds a mandatory local rate of 1.25% that increases the total state sales and use tax base to 7.5%. Depending on local municipalities, the total tax rate can be as high at 10.0%.
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The sales tax rate varies by city in California. 'Sources and related links' below has a list of rates per city.
California no longer has an estate tax to speak of. It was repealed in 2005.
That depends what the tax rate is.
California capital gains tax is not different from tax on other forms of income. The rate for income above approximately $48,000 is 9.3%
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The income tax rate in California has slightly increased between the years 2010 and 2011. Currently the new income tax has raised to around five percent.