Cell Phone Tax Cell Phone taxes and fees by State

While shopping for a new cell phone, I soon realized that none of the advertised prices include “applicable fees and taxes.” Being my frugile self, I decided to figure out how much these fees and taxes would add on to my bill. Would you believe that many states are well over 20%!!! Holy smokes! No wonder they don’t mention this cost on any of their websites. 

What really struck me, is the tax rates in popular domiciles for fulltime rvers. Notably Texas and Florida. Whooaa Florida 21.62%! I-Yi-Yi! If you have chosen popular states like Montana and South Dakota you fair a little better. 

The tax rate is based on wherever your bill is mailed. So if you have parents or kids living in a friendlier state, you might consider sending your phone bill elsewhere. 

Here’s the list to check for yourself:

1. Oregon  6.86%
2. Nevada  7.13%
3. Idaho  7.25%
4. Montana  11.08%
5. West Virginia  11.28%
6. Delaware  11.30%
7. Louisiana  11.33%
8. Virginia  11.61%
9. Alaska 11.74%
10. Connecticut  12.01%
11. Maine  12.21%
12. Michigan  12.32%
13. Alabama  12.50%
14. Hawaii  12.80%
15. Massachusetts  12.86%
16. Iowa  12.96%
17. Wyoming  12.99%
18. Ohio  13.00%
19. New Hampshire  13.23%
20. Wisconsin  13.39%
21. Vermont  13.55%
22. Georgia 13.62%
23. New Jersey  13.92%
24. Mississippi  14.13%
25. Minnesota  14.43%
26. North Carolina  14.48%
27. South Carolina  14.57%
28. Indiana  14.89%
29. Colorado  15.45%
30. Kentucky  15.47%
31. New Mexico  15.57%
32. California 15.72%
33. North Dakota  15.73%
34. Oklahoma  15.79%
35. Arkansas 16.12%
36. Tennessee 16.63%
37. Arizona 17.02%
38. South Dakota 17.07%
39. Utah  17.21%
40. Maryland  17.28%
41. Texas 17.48%
42. Kansas  18.39%
43. Pennsylvania  19.13%
44. Missouri  19.28%
45. Rhode Island 19.67%
46. Illinois 20.90%
47. Florida 21.62%
48. New York  22.83%
49. Washington  23.00%
50. Nebraska  23.69%