Sales and Use Tax: Other Cities in San Diego County

If you purchase services or pick up goods within cities in San Diego County, read about sales and use tax rates.

Throughout San Diego County, the sales and use tax rate is 8.75%, with the exception of the below cities. Those exceptions are:

• Vista: 9.25%
• La Mesa: 9.5%

• El Cajon, National City: 9.75%

Determining the appropriate tax rate for purchases

What determines the applicable tax rate is the point where the goods or services are delivered or where UCSD takes ownership. For example, if services are rendered or goods are picked up in the city of El Cajon, the local tax rate of 9.75% applies. This means:

• Vendor invoices or credit memos reflecting the local tax rate will be paid (or the credit taken) at the local rate.
• Taxable Express Card transactions should be processed at the local rate.

• Taxable Payment Authorization transactions should be processed at the local rate. For reimbursements, the receipt should reflect the local rate.

Contacts

• For information on Purchase Requisitions and Department Orders, contact Procurement & Contracts, (858) 534-3084.
• For information on Payment Authorization, contact Robin Posner, 534-0859.
• For Disbursements-related questions, contact Heather Vinograd, (858) 534-0541.

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Sales & Use Tax

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