Tax Not Included... Except for me, because I'm special!

[Zazu]

What is a BIA# and the N A group?

BIA# = Bureau of Indian Affairs ID number

N A group = Native American group (Newspeak for "tribe")

[hobie16]

How about Voodoo Donuts!

[Ms. Matterhorn]

I only know where 1 crispy creme is and that is at the Block. Ok, a mall about 2 miles from Disneyland. But the doughnuts are soo exspensive. Over $1.99 for a over sweetened doughnut. The best that I have tasted us in Long Beach. It is called Rossmoor Pastries. Off of Redondo and Spring Street. I believe the doughnuts are still 50 cents. ;)

I remember Rossmoor Pastries when they were in Rossmoor! Didn't know they were still around. Their brownies were the best!

[turkeyham]

Rossmoor Pastries were across from Albertson's. They are still around and every item that they sell is fresh and yummy. :)

[Rob562]

Florida is the same way. No tax on grocery items (non-prepared food items) and no prepared food with food stamps.

Here in Mass, groceries have no tax.

State sales tax was bumped from 5% up to 6.25% last year, and they allowed local towns to add up to 0.75% more on prepared food. So some places you're paying 6.25%, others are 7%.

But because we don't have tax on clothing (and I assume shoes fall under that), my family always does a lot of their clothes shopping when they visit from Virginia. ;)

Some people drive across the border into tax-free New Hampshire for big purchases, but technically you're still supposed pay the "use tax" on those items when filing you state tax return, though almost noone does it.
There was a time where someone in the Mass state gov't tried to get NH tire & auto stores to collect Mass tax on tire purchases when the tires were installed onto cars with Mass plates. That didn't happen...

-Rob

[Cranbiz]

Here in Mass, groceries have no tax.

State sales tax was bumped from 5% up to 6.25% last year, and they allowed local towns to add up to 0.75% more on prepared food. So some places you're paying 6.25%, others are 7%.

But because we don't have tax on clothing (and I assume shoes fall under that), my family always does a lot of their clothes shopping when they visit from Virginia. ;)

Some people drive across the border into tax-free New Hampshire for big purchases, but technically you're still supposed pay the "use tax" on those items when filing you state tax return, though almost noone does it.
There was a time where someone in the Mass state gov't tried to get NH tire & auto stores to collect Mass tax on tire purchases when the tires were installed onto cars with Mass plates. That didn't happen...

-Rob

And people wonder why I left MA 6.25%-7% sales tax, State income tax (did they ever eliminate the .5% temporary surtax?) and a liberal democrat gov who decided to tax those who don't have state approved health insurance. Not to mention high property taxes and snow.

[Mayonnaise]

On my New York State Tax return, they ask me to report anything I bought over the internet or out of state that didn't have sales tax, and pay NYS the sales task then.

We don't tax groceries here either, but we do tax restaurant food. Foodstamps are only good on groceries... but I don't know having never been on them, if there's any restriction there... they might be able to get prepared food from the in-supermarket counters with them.

I'm not sure if we tax non-restaurant packaged prepared foods, like those vacuum sealed sandwiches from convenient stores.

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[Mad Maxx]

On my New York State Tax return, they ask me to report anything I bought over the internet or out of state that didn't have sales tax, and pay NYS the sales task then.

CA does the same thing.

I remember there being something back east a while ago where Amazon was going to be made to charge Sales Tax on items sold to one state. They argued they had no operation in the state. State said that they had Amazon Affiliates in that State and they qualified as doing business in that State, so pay up/ Amazon responded by cutting off all Affiliates in that state and sent them a letter saying that the state legislature did it to them when they wanted to start charging sales tax on items due to their affiliate status. Never did hear how that resolved...

[Cheshire Figment]

For years DC has had the lowest liquor taxes in the country (because Congress is there) while the surrounding states were fairly high. Pennsylvania was so high that people would drive all the way to DC and go to one of the larger retail stores there prices were very low.

The PA tax people would stake out one of the stores occasionally and look for cars with PA tag that were loading several cases into the car. They would then tail them all the way through Maryland ind into PA and then bust them. Confiscate everything and then take action to confiscate the car also.

[hrcollectibles]

I was standing inline at a Sweet Tomatoes. The Stupid Guest that was in front of me asked the cashier why she had to pay sales tax on her dinner. Her reasoning... She doesn't have to pay tax on food items at the grocery store so why does she have to pay tax at a salad bar Umm has this person never checked their receipt at a restaurant? Last time I checked anytime you dine anywhere you pay tax