Where Your Sales Taxes Go
Updated April 2009
CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY SALES TAX
| General Sales Tax |
1.00 |
| Transportation Sales Tax |
0.50 |
| Capital Improvement Sales Tax (Water Plant) |
0.25 |
| Capital Improvement Sales Tax (Sewer) |
0.25 |
| Fire Safety Sales Tax |
0.25 |
| Parks & Stormwater Sales Tax |
0.50 |
| SUBTOTAL |
2.75 |
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY SALES TAX
| General Sales Tax |
0.50 |
| Road and Law Enforcement Sales Tax |
0.50 |
| SUBTOTAL |
1.00 |
MISSOURI SALES TAX
| General Revenue |
3.000 |
| Conservation |
0.125 |
| Education |
1.000 |
| Parks/Soils |
0.100 |
| SUBTOTAL |
4.225 |
Total Sales Tax: 7.975
CURRENT SALES/PROPERTY TAX COMPARISONS
Updated April 2009
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Cape Girardeau |
Jackson |
Perryville |
Sikeston |
Scott City |
Poplar Bluff |
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General
Sales Tax
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1.00 ¢ |
1.00 ¢ |
1.00 ¢ |
2.00 ¢ |
1.00 ¢ |
1.00 ¢ |
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Transportation
Sales Tax
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.50 ¢ |
.50 ¢ |
.50 ¢ |
.50 ¢ |
.50 ¢ |
.50 ¢** |
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Capital Improvement
Sales Tax
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.25 ¢ |
-- |
.375 ¢ |
-- |
.25 ¢ |
.50 ¢ |
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Capital Improvement
Sales Tax
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.25 ¢ |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
.25 ¢ |
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Fire Safety
Sales Tax
Parks & Rec/Stormwater
Sales Tax |
.25 ¢
.50 ¢
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--
-- |
--
-- |
--
-- |
--
-- |
--
-- |
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TOTAL |
2.75 ¢ |
1.50 ¢ |
1.875 ¢ |
2.50 ¢ |
1.75 ¢ |
2.25 ¢ |
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City Property Tax Rates*: |
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General Fund |
$.3030 |
$.5783 |
$.3600 |
$.3693 |
$.5051 |
$.4712 |
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Health Fund |
.0567 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Park Fund |
-- |
.1213 |
.1600 |
.1609 |
.1804 |
-- |
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Cemetery Fund |
-- |
.0746 |
-- |
-- |
.0500 |
-- |
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Band Fund |
-- |
.0746 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Debt Retirement |
-- |
-- |
.2000 |
-- |
.4656 |
-- |
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Police/Fire Retirement |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
.0919 |
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TOTAL
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$.3597
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$.8488
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$.7200
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$.5302
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$1.2011
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$.5631
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Cape Special Business District
Library Tax Rate |
$.6763
$.3118 |
$.1213
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--
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$.1609
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--
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$.1387
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* For the 2001-2002 fiscal year, the State Department of Revenue set tax rates at hundredths of a cent. Any taxing entity has the option of using these numbers, or of rounding down to tenths or whole cents. For general comparison purposes, all of the above rates are those in effect prior to the State setting the digital rates.
** City of Poplar Bluff's Highway 67 Sales Tax
OTHER CAPE GIRARDEAU TAX RATES:
Hotel/Motel Tax 4%
Restaurant Tax 1%
COUNTY/SCHOOL/OTHER TAX RATES:
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Cape Girardeau County General Sales Tax |
$.50 |
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Cape Girardeau County Prop. B Road and
Law Enforcement Sales Tax
Cape Girardeau County Sales Tax
(Outside of Cape Girardeau and
Jackson City Limits)
2008 CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY
Cape Girardeau County Property Tax Rate:
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$.50
5.225 ¢
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Mental Health |
$.0776 |
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State |
.0300 |
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Sheltered Workshop/Handicapped |
.0776 |
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Senior Citizen |
.0482 |
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County Health Dept. |
.0965 |
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TOTAL |
$.3299 |
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School Property Tax Rates: |
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Cape Girardeau |
$4.1567 |
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Jackson |
3.8000 |
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Nell Holcomb |
3.2074 |
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Other Property Tax Rates: |
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County Road & Bridge |
$.0000 |
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Cape Special Road District |
.0000 |
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Riverside Regional Library |
.0802 |
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East County Fire District |
.2980 |
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Gordonville Fire District |
.2756 |
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NOTE: All property tax rates are per $100 assessed valuation. |
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Statewide uniform property assessment ratios (% of appraised value): |
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Residential |
19% |
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Commercial (+.369 ¢ surcharge per $100 assessed value) |
32% |
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Agricultural |
12% |
EXAMPLE OF CITY TAXES PAID
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EXAMPLE: Property taxes on a residence appraised at $70,000 in value in the City of Cape Girardeau, the Cape Girardeau School District, and the City Library District, but not in any fire district.
Tax Assessment rate = 19% of appraised value.
$70,000 x 19% = $13,300 Assessed Valuation ¸ 100 = $133 taxable value. |
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City Tax: |
133 x .3722 = |
$49.5026 |
(7.01%) |
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Library Tax: |
133 x .1665 = |
22.1445 |
(3.14%) |
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School District Tax: |
133 x 4.1600 = |
553.2800 |
(78.38%) |
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County Tax : |
133 x .3410 = |
45.353 |
(6.42%) |
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Cape Special Road District Tax: |
133 x .2681 = |
35.6573 |
(5.05%) |
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TOTAL |
$705.9374 |
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