Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-216 days agoU.S. States that have a sales tax on grocerieslemmy.worldimagemessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down17file-text
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minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·edit-216 days agoI can see taxing finished goods (hamburger helper) but not raw goods (apples, carrots). Is this the case in some of these states?
minus-squareLilB0kChoy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·16 days agoYeah, kind of. I live in Minnesota and here raw ingredients, and essential food items are untaxed. Prepared foods, candy, soda and anything “non-essential” are taxed normally.
minus-squareuss_entrepreneur@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·16 days agoThis is more or less how it works in Texas. Or at least the last time I paid attention to it I’d did. Potatoes are not taxed but chips are.
I can see taxing finished goods (hamburger helper) but not raw goods (apples, carrots). Is this the case in some of these states?
Yeah, kind of. I live in Minnesota and here raw ingredients, and essential food items are untaxed. Prepared foods, candy, soda and anything “non-essential” are taxed normally.
This is more or less how it works in Texas. Or at least the last time I paid attention to it I’d did. Potatoes are not taxed but chips are.