Despite desperate calls from small business advocacy groups to implement fiscal policies that spur economic growth, California maintains the highest state sales tax rate in the country. A whopping 8.25%. To refresh your memory, California recently (4/1/09) increased the state sales tax by 1% to compensate for the massive budget crisis. The good news is that the 1% “temporary” increase is set to expire on June 30, 2011. But, with all of these sales tax changes, how should small businesses prepare their books? Read More.