Vermont: Peru begins a 1% local option sales tax on 1 October 2026
This page records one dated change. For the rules in United States — Vermont as they stand today, see the United States — Vermont guide →
- Jurisdiction
- United States — Vermont
- Tax
- Sales and use tax
- Change type
- Rate change
- Status
- In force
- Impact
- FYI
- Effective
- 1 October 2026
- Authority
- Vermont Department of Taxes
- Systems
- Tax engine, POS, E-commerce
- Verified
- Fetched from official source · high confidence
Retailers selling taxable goods in the town of Peru, Vermont.
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Tax enginePOSE-commerce
Vermont Department of Taxes Local Option Tax page lists Peru as a municipality with a 1% local option sales tax from 1 October 2026 (1% local option meals and alcoholic beverage tax also from 1 October 2026; rooms from 1 July 2026). The page also lists new 1% local option sales taxes from 1 July 2026 in Bristol, Fair Haven, Mendon, Morristown, Pomfret, Swanton, Vergennes and Waitsfield.
What changed in detail
The Vermont Department of Taxes Local Option Tax page lists Peru as a municipality with a 1% local option sales tax from 1 October 2026. A 1% local option meals and alcoholic beverage tax also applies from 1 October 2026, and a rooms tax from 1 July 2026.
The same page lists new 1% local option sales taxes from 1 July 2026 in Bristol, Fair Haven, Mendon, Morristown, Pomfret, Swanton, Vergennes and Waitsfield.
What it means
Sellers with a place of business or deliveries in Peru need to add the 1% local option rate to the Vermont rate from 1 October 2026. Point-of-sale and e-commerce tax engines should map Peru to the new local rate from that date.
The eight towns whose local option started on 1 July 2026 are already in force, so check that those rates were configured at the time.
Proof
Peru October 2026 (Effective beginning 10/1/2026)
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