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MsSissy
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Question about taxable items
When buying bags of potato chips, preztles, etc.
Are those taxable?
I dont ever recall paying taxes on those. But a store I went into today charged me tax. I said to the girl theres no tax on these items and she said "we charge tax". So I want to know who's right
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busymomonli
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Question about taxable items
I believe the rule is that if it is "ready to be eaten", it is taxed.
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| Posted 10/5/16 4:28 PM |
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chilltocam
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Re: Question about taxable items
Although most food is tax exempt, "candy and confectionery" good are taxable. Not sure if chips would fall into that category, but they might. From the NYS Dept of Taxation & Finance:
Candy and confectionery
Candy and confectionery includes candy of all types, and similar products that are regarded as candy or confectionery based on their normal use or marketing. Candy and confectionery also generally includes preparations of fruits, nuts, popcorn, or other products in combination with chocolate, sugar, honey, candy, etc. Some examples of candy and confectionery include (note: any brand name product shown in italics is included as an example and is not to be construed as an endorsement of the product):
candy bars;
chocolates;
fruit, nuts, and popcorn covered with caramel, chocolate, honey, sprinkles, or other similar coatings;
honey-roasted nuts;
chewing gum;
fudge;
maple sugar candy;
candy or chocolate covered marshmallows in decorative shapes (for example, Peeps®);
mints;
peanut brittle;
cotton candy;
licorice;
dietetic candy; and
candied apples.
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| Posted 10/5/16 4:30 PM |
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MsSissy
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Re: Question about taxable items
Posted by busymomonli
I believe the rule is that if it is "ready to be eaten", it is taxed.
Ok thanks.
I just know in the past if I saw a bag of chips for $2 I only paid $2.
I buy them way too much
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| Posted 10/5/16 4:32 PM |
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chilltocam
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Re: Question about taxable items
Posted by busymomonli
I believe the rule is that if it is "ready to be eaten", it is taxed.
I think you mean food to be eaten where it is sold. There are lots of foods sold in the supermarket that are "ready to be eaten" that are not taxable
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| Posted 10/5/16 4:33 PM |
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alli3131
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Re: Question about taxable items
Posted by chilltocam
Posted by busymomonli
I believe the rule is that if it is "ready to be eaten", it is taxed.
I think you mean food to be eaten where it is sold. There are lots of foods sold in the supermarket that are "ready to be eaten" that are not taxable
Unless it has changed it does not need to be eaten there.
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| Posted 10/5/16 4:41 PM |
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chilltocam
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Re: Question about taxable items
Posted by alli3131
Posted by chilltocam
Posted by busymomonli
I believe the rule is that if it is "ready to be eaten", it is taxed.
I think you mean food to be eaten where it is sold. There are lots of foods sold in the supermarket that are "ready to be eaten" that are not taxable
Unless it has changed it does not need to be eaten there.
What I meant is, food that is sold to be eaten at a particular location (like a restaurant) is taxable. Just because a food is "ready to eat" (like an apple) doesn't make it taxable
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| Posted 10/5/16 5:03 PM |
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MsSissy
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Re: Question about taxable items
Right...I always thought it was food that someone prepared that was taxable.
I need to get to the bottom of this.
I just bought a small bag of pretzels at a different location and wasnt taxed.
All in the name of research
Message edited 10/5/2016 5:08:48 PM.
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clotheshorse
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Re: Question about taxable items
Posted by MsSissy
Right...I always thought it was food that someone prepared that was taxable.
I need to get to the bottom of this.
I just bought a small bag of pretzels at a different location and wasnt taxed.
All in the name of research
I would return to that store with the receipt & ask for a manager to show it to. Let us know how you make out.
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| Posted 10/5/16 5:27 PM |
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MrsO
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Re: Question about taxable items
They should be exempt from sales tax - hopefully they are at least remitting it to NYS and not pocketing the money
Listings of taxable and exempt food and beverages
The charts below list some examples of taxable and exempt foods and beverages sold at retail food markets and similar establishments. (Note: Any brand name product shown in italics is included as an example and is not to be construed as an endorsement of the product.)
Exempt foods and beverages
Arnold Palmer Half & Half®
Artificial sweeteners
Baby food
Bakery products
Baking products
Beefamato®
Boost®
Bouillon cubes
Bread
Brownies
Butter
Cereals
Chicory
Chocolate (for cooking purposes only)
Clamato Juice Cocktail®
Cocoa
Coconut
Coffee
Coffee creamers
Condiments (e.g., salt, pepper)
Cookies
Crackers
Cupcakes
Dehydrated fruit
Dehydrated vegetables
Diet foods (but not diet candy)
Diet substitutes
Diet supplements
Doughnuts
Dressings
Eggs and egg products
Ensure®
Fats
Fish and fish products
Flavorings (e.g., vanilla or almond
extract)
Flour
Food coloring
Frozen desserts
Frozen dinners
Fruit
Fruit juices containing 70% or more of
natural fruit juice (unless carbonated)
Fruit Rollups®
Game (e.g., partridges, rabbits, wild
turkeys)
Grain products
Granola bars
Gravies
Great Shakes®
Health bars
Health food
Health supplements
Herbs
Honey
Ice cream (prepackaged)
Iced coffee
Iced tea (frozen or liquid)
Iced tea mix
Instant breakfast mix
Jams (fruit preserves)
Jelling agents
Jellies
Ketchup
Lard
Leavening agents
Liquid diet products
Mayonnaise
Meats and meat products
Milk and milk products
Mustard
Non-stick cooking sprays
Nutrament®
Nuts and nut products (but not
chocolate- or candy-coated or honey-
roasted nuts)
Oils (cooking, salad)
Oleomargarine
Olives
Ovaltine®
Peanut butter
Peanuts
Pepper
Popcorn
Potato chips
Poultry
Poultry products
Preservatives
Pretzels
Quik®
Relishes
Salad dressing mixes
Salad dressings
Salt
Sandwich spreads
Sauces
Seafood
Seasonings
Sesame seeds (for baking)
Sherbet
Shortening
Slim-Fast®
Soup
Spices
Starch (for cooking)
Start®
Sugar
Sugar substitutes
Sunflower seeds (sold for human
consumption)
Syrups
Tang®
Tea
Vanilla extract
Vegetables
Vegetable juices
Vegetable oils
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| Posted 10/5/16 5:29 PM |
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MsSissy
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Re: Question about taxable items
Thank you MrsO!!
As for a receipt I didnt get one.
It was a small local grocery store in the city. She rang the price in by hand so it wouldn't have showed the item anyway.
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| Posted 10/5/16 5:34 PM |
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hmm
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Re: Question about taxable items
Posted by chilltocam
Although most food is tax exempt, "candy and confectionery" good are taxable. Not sure if chips would fall into that category, but they might. From the NYS Dept of Taxation & Finance:
Candy and confectionery
Candy and confectionery includes candy of all types, and similar products that are regarded as candy or confectionery based on their normal use or marketing. Candy and confectionery also generally includes preparations of fruits, nuts, popcorn, or other products in combination with chocolate, sugar, honey, candy, etc. Some examples of candy and confectionery include (note: any brand name product shown in italics is included as an example and is not to be construed as an endorsement of the product):
candy bars;
chocolates;
fruit, nuts, and popcorn covered with caramel, chocolate, honey, sprinkles, or other similar coatings;
honey-roasted nuts;
chewing gum;
fudge;
maple sugar candy;
candy or chocolate covered marshmallows in decorative shapes (for example, Peeps®);
mints;
peanut brittle;
cotton candy;
licorice;
dietetic candy; and
candied apples.
how did you type all this  I cant type one sentence without having to edit 50 thousand times and still have mistakes
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| Posted 10/5/16 7:00 PM |
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MrsT809
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Question about taxable items
Back in hs working in a drug store I remember being taught anything with added sugar was taxable. No idea if that was accurate or if things have changed.
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| Posted 10/5/16 7:04 PM |
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LuckyStar
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Question about taxable items
Interesting how baby food is exempt but diapers are not. You can technically make your own baby food. I'd like to see someone try to make their own diapers.
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| Posted 10/5/16 8:12 PM |
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MsSissy
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Re: Question about taxable items
Posted by LuckyStar
Interesting how baby food is exempt but diapers are not. You can technically make your own baby food. I'd like to see someone try to make their own diapers.
Maybe cloth diapers?
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| Posted 10/5/16 10:09 PM |
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chilltocam
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Re: Question about taxable items
Posted by hmm
Posted by chilltocam
Although most food is tax exempt, "candy and confectionery" good are taxable. Not sure if chips would fall into that category, but they might. From the NYS Dept of Taxation & Finance:
Candy and confectionery
Candy and confectionery includes candy of all types, and similar products that are regarded as candy or confectionery based on their normal use or marketing. Candy and confectionery also generally includes preparations of fruits, nuts, popcorn, or other products in combination with chocolate, sugar, honey, candy, etc. Some examples of candy and confectionery include (note: any brand name product shown in italics is included as an example and is not to be construed as an endorsement of the product):
candy bars;
chocolates;
fruit, nuts, and popcorn covered with caramel, chocolate, honey, sprinkles, or other similar coatings;
honey-roasted nuts;
chewing gum;
fudge;
maple sugar candy;
candy or chocolate covered marshmallows in decorative shapes (for example, Peeps®);
mints;
peanut brittle;
cotton candy;
licorice;
dietetic candy; and
candied apples.
how did you type all this I cant type one sentence without having to edit 50 thousand times and still have mistakes
Oh, I didn't! Just copied and pasted from the NYS website. No way I could do that without a bazillion errors
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| Posted 10/5/16 11:21 PM |
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