Sales tax laws vary by location, but in many cases, newspapers are exempt from sales tax. This exemption is often based on the principle that newspapers provide essential news and information to the public. It's important to check the specific regulations in your jurisdiction to determine if sales tax applies to newspapers.
Newspapers are exempt from sales tax in Georgia if they are sold by subscription or at a fixed rate. However, sales of newspapers at retail locations can be subject to sales tax in Georgia.
The sales tax rate for DuPage County, IL is typically around 7.25%. However, rates can vary slightly depending on the specific location within the county.
The sales tax rate in Savannah, GA is 7%. This rate includes the state sales tax of 4%, as well as local option sales taxes that vary by county and municipality.
A tax of 5% on a principal of $1500.00 can be calculated by:
$1500 * 0.05 = $75
where 5% = 0.05.
So the total price would be the principal plus the tax:
$1500 + ($1500 * 5%)
= $1500 + ($1500 * 0.05)
= $1500 + $75
= $1575
The sales tax rates are as follows as of Jan, 2009:
State Sales Tax 6.25%
Cook County 1.75%
RTA Tax 1.00%
Total 9.0%
Restaurants within the city limits of Chicago add:
City of Chicago 1.25%
Restaurant tax 0.25%
Total: 10.50%
Restaurants within downtown Chicago must also add:
MPEA Pier Tax 1.00%
Total: 11.50%
The current total local sales tax rate in Raleigh, NC is 6.750%.
While no one likes taxes, virtually all places that have a sales tax, while they may not tax food as a special exemption, do tax sales of just about any tangible personal property or service, which includes meals. When exactly food becomes a meal is sometimes weird (for example, in many places, a pre-made sandwich at in a supermarket is food, but the exact same one made custom is a meal. One roll is a meal, but 6 or more is food, etc.). Clearly, something like fast food (or a restaurant dinner) is a meal and subject to the tax - again, almost everywhere.
In Texas, food products are exempt from sales tax. Only fast food is taxed. The basic rate in Texas is 6.25%. Other taxing entities, like municipalities can add on to this for a maximum rate of 8.25%.
The Arizona Iced Tea company makes a Sweet Tea that is available in New York (as well as most other places in the U.S., I would imagine).
It would depend on which city, township, village, etc., you are talking about in NJ. NJ notoriously makes it extremely difficult to get liquor licenses by making the approval process difficult (and costly) and generally speaking they can be in the several hundred thousand range.
Because Oregon does not have a sales tax at all, period that's why.
Rhode Island, Arizona, and Michigan are three states that do not have a sales tax on food.
Nebraska, California, and Minnesota have no sales tax on food.
Yes. And this becomes very confusing because some places do, and some do not. Like Starbucks vs. Coffee Bean.
It's a good question, and the answer is yes, they do, because in general they must, but some places like Coffee Bean don't, and that's what makes it confusing.
Here's why they tax. Nowadays in California, all hot and prepared food is taxable if 80% of the merchant's sales are food and beverages and 80% can be possibly consumed on site, with tables, chairs, whatever.
But there is an exception for to-go hot food, bakery products and some cold foods that Coffee Bean takes advantage of. If the merchant petitions the Board of Equalization taxing authority, they don't have to charge sales tax on these items as long as they keep records and charge separately for the items. That's why at Coffee Bean they always ask you at the counter "for here or to-go?"
Starbucks does not exempt items from sales tax and they don't have to if they don't want to-- they also include the tax within the price of the coffee or beverage.
I visit Starbucks at Target. My drink costs $2.14, when I say to go, the drink is $1.95. Apparently when a Starbucks is located in Target you don't have to pay sales tax on drinks to go. Starbucks is ripping the consumer off by not making this fact known. 99% of ttheir customers get their drinks and leave, eg., to go. The employees have told me that Satrbucks told them not to tell the consumer this.
" The effective sales tax rate in Nassau dropped on June 1, when the combined state and county rate was reduced to 8.625 (8 ⅝) percent from 8.75 (8 ¾) percent."
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/Comptroller/NewsRelease/2005/6-09-05.html
Texas has a constitutionally mandated maximum sales tax of 8.25%. Individual counties are allowed to set their sales tax rates wherever they like, but cannot exceed the 8.25% cap.
The total tax is $2.30 and the total price with tax is $44.15