Cal. RTC § 6051
This is the official text of Cal. RTC § 6051, part of California’s Revenue and Taxation Code — governs state and local taxation, including income and property tax.
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Official statutory text
For the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail a tax is hereby imposed upon all retailers at the rate of 2 1/2 percent of the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail in this state on or after August 1, 1933, and to and including June 30, 1935, and at the rate of 3 percent thereafter, and at the rate of 2 1/2 percent on and after July 1, 1943, and to and including June 30, 1949, and at the rate of 3 percent on and after July 1, 1949, and to and including July 31, 1967, and at the rate of 4 percent on and after August 1, 1967, and to and including June 30, 1972, and at the rate of 3 3/4 percent on and after July 1, 1972, and to and including June 30, 1973, and at the rate of 4 3/4 percent on and after July 1, 1973, and to and including September 30, 1973, and at the rate of 3 3/4 percent on and after October 1, 1973, and to and including March 31, 1974, and at the rate of 4 3/4 percent thereafter.
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