BizTaxBuzz: Sales Tax Rate Highest in Almost Three Decades

Here's some worrying tax news: the average sales tax rate hit a 28-year high in 2009, according to corporate tax solutions provider Vertex, and it shows no sign of dropping. To top it off, Vertex found that tax authorities are levying more and more new sales and use taxes -- an average of 263 per year.

Sales Tax Rates Hit 28-Year High
| Source: The Big Fat Finance Blog.