Florida only taxes prepared food, such as you might get at a restaurant, not unprepared food that you would typically buy at a grocery store.
Dan On May 13, 2012, at 1:44 PM, Brian Toscano wrote: > Some states tax all groceries, while others only heated/cooked foot. > > It has been so long since I've lived in the Northeast that I cannot recall > if they tax heated/cooked food. > > Grocery taxes are relatively common in the Southeast, though in the past > few years some states have reduced them. In the Southeast where > city/county sales taxes are somewhat common, the rationale has been to > eliminate/reduce the state tax but keep the city/county sales tax intact. > For example, TN sales tax on food is roughly 8% (5.5% state + 2.25-2.75% > county where the normal rate is 9.25-9.75% (7% state + 2.25-2.75% county). > In MS groceries are taxed at the state rate of 7%. In VA 2.5% (1.5% state > + 1% local) where the normal rate is 5% (4% state + 1% local). NC is > 2.5-4.5% (normal rate is up around 8.25% including city/county taxes). GA > doesn't tax groceries. I'm sure other states tax groceries as well. > > > On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu>wrote: > >> Brian Toscano <brian.tosc...@gmail.com> writes: >> >>> Tax wise, the Northeast is VERY HIGH particularly when it comes to >> property >>> taxes. At the same time, there is no sales tax on groceries, and may/may >>> not tax clothes. NY/CT fuel taxes are VERY HIGH. >> >> Sales tax on groceries (I assume you mean food items excluding "ready to >> eat" prepared food) is pretty rare isn't it? We don't have it in >> Indiana. >> >> Allan >> >> -- >> 1983 300D >> 1979 300SD >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
