indirect tax
regressive
indirect
Food items
indirect!
You only can charge sales tax on items (food, clothing), not labor.
Almost everything except some clothing and food items.
Because Oregon does not have a sales tax at all, period that's why.
To reduce the cost of the necessary food to the consumers that have to purchase it.
Because bottled water is a food item, like all other food items in your grocery cart, bottled water is sales tax exempt in the state of Washisngton!
find the total for items costing $149.99 with sales tax of 5.75%
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%.
7% on regular retail items. Food and beverage tax is applicable at restaurants which is an additional 1%, totalling 8%.
Multiply the total taxable items times the tax rate expressed as a decimal. For example, if the sales tax rate is 6%, and the taxable items total $25, the sales tax is $1.50 (25 x .06).
If the items were purchased in NYS then yes you will have to pay sales tax on them when you purchase them. If you are a business who sells item purchased wholesale in NYS then you can apply for an get a Sales Tax Certificate. This means that you will not pay sales tax when you buy items wholesale but then you will have to pay sales tax on the items when you sell them at a higher price. This will also require you to file monthly reports to the Sales Tax Division and account for each item purchased for resale.