Tennessee cuts Davidson County's local sales tax on food to 1.75% from 1 November 2026
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- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Tax
- Sales tax
- Change type
- Rate change
- Status
- Enacted
- Impact
- Plan ahead
- Effective
- 1 November 2026
- Authority
- Tennessee Department of Revenue
- Systems
- Tax engine, POS, Reporting
- Verified
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Grocers and other sellers of food and food ingredients in Davidson County, Tennessee, including its cities.
Configure a separate 1.75% Davidson County food rate from 1 November 2026 and add the new return line.
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Tennessee Department of Revenue Notice 26-19 (September 2026): from 1 November 2026 the local sales tax rate on food and food ingredients in Davidson County, including all cities within it, is reduced to 1.75%; other goods and services stay at 2.25% local and the 4% state food rate is unchanged. Reported on a new return line from the November 2026 return (due 20 December).
What changed in detail
Tennessee Department of Revenue Notice 26-19 (September 2026) states that from 1 November 2026 the local sales tax rate on food and food ingredients in Davidson County, including all cities within it, is reduced to 1.75%.
Other goods and services stay at 2.25% local. The 4% state food rate is unchanged.
The reduced rate is reported on a new return line from the November 2026 return, due 20 December.
What it means
The cut is limited to food and food ingredients; a mixed basket needs two local rates. Sellers need to split their local tax reporting between the new food line and the general line starting with the November 2026 return, and update point-of-sale configuration before 1 November.
Proof
Effective November 1, 2026, the new reduced local sales tax rate for food and food ingredients sold in Davidson County is 1.75%.
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