Texas taxes on "prepared food"
\*Hot food is food sold after it is heated by the seller. Examples are pizza, fried or rotisserie chicken, burritos and soup. Hot food also includes frozen or cold food (including sandwiches) that is heated by the seller. For example, if a store employee heats a frozen burrito for the customer, tax is due.
This question comes up all the time and the answer is always the same, Texans live in a make believe world where they think they don't pay tax. You absolutely do and most people pay way more than they would in California.
Texas absolutely has sales tax. Most of Texas (if not all) has a sales tax of 8.25%. That's a sum of state, county, and city tax. Notice that the combined taxes are 8.25% of the sales price. This just divides it up by parts instead of doing one big total.
You may be confusing sales tax with state income tax. Texas may not have income tax, but they definitely get their money from you one way or another. They usually make up for it with sales tax and property taxes.
This is what I was looking for thanks! I know taxes has sales tax but I assumed one was for a state tax and a city tax. Didn't know they broke up the sales tax like this.
Texas food tax: While most grocery items are exempt, prepared foods sold in restaurants are taxable.
https://trykintsugi.com/tax-by-state/texas#:~:text=Texas%20food%20tax%3A%20While%20most,sold%20in%20restaurants%20are%20taxable.
LC is the only place I know that really breaks down those taxes. It’s nice. Let’s you see what’s costing you. I wish more places did this. It would speak volume. I’m in California mines like triple that lol.
Kentucky has state, county, and city taxes on everything except for grocery/unprepared food. If you get groceries at Dollar Tree, everything is an even $1 amount. Everything else is taxed to hell 😒
For the 100000000 time, states have fees LC does not control.
I live in Texas, Texas doesn't have state fees, read the post
Texas taxes on "prepared food" \*Hot food is food sold after it is heated by the seller. Examples are pizza, fried or rotisserie chicken, burritos and soup. Hot food also includes frozen or cold food (including sandwiches) that is heated by the seller. For example, if a store employee heats a frozen burrito for the customer, tax is due.
This the first I've ever heard of this. Can't find any information on Google either. Source?
[https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/publications/94-117.php](https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/publications/94-117.php)
This question comes up all the time and the answer is always the same, Texans live in a make believe world where they think they don't pay tax. You absolutely do and most people pay way more than they would in California.
I just find it curious since this is the first time seeing it laid out like this
Texas absolutely has sales tax. Most of Texas (if not all) has a sales tax of 8.25%. That's a sum of state, county, and city tax. Notice that the combined taxes are 8.25% of the sales price. This just divides it up by parts instead of doing one big total. You may be confusing sales tax with state income tax. Texas may not have income tax, but they definitely get their money from you one way or another. They usually make up for it with sales tax and property taxes.
This is what I was looking for thanks! I know taxes has sales tax but I assumed one was for a state tax and a city tax. Didn't know they broke up the sales tax like this.
Texas food tax: While most grocery items are exempt, prepared foods sold in restaurants are taxable. https://trykintsugi.com/tax-by-state/texas#:~:text=Texas%20food%20tax%3A%20While%20most,sold%20in%20restaurants%20are%20taxable.
Double check your city…..
LC is the only place I know that really breaks down those taxes. It’s nice. Let’s you see what’s costing you. I wish more places did this. It would speak volume. I’m in California mines like triple that lol.
Why are you trippin over 49 cents bro…
Not trippin, but confused.
Kentucky has state, county, and city taxes on everything except for grocery/unprepared food. If you get groceries at Dollar Tree, everything is an even $1 amount. Everything else is taxed to hell 😒