Is there tax on take out food in North Carolina?

Answer 1

I went to McDonald's last night in Charlotte and low and behold, there was $1 tacked on and labeled "take out tax". It is appalling! My food bill was 12.05 but with the take out tax was $13.05 While no one likes taxes, virtually all places that have a sales tax, and NC is one, while they may not tax food as a special exemption, do tax sales of just about any tangible personal property or service, which includes meals. When exactly food becomes a meal is sometimes weird (for example, in many places, a pre-made sandwich at in a supermarket is food, but the exact same one made custom is a meal. One roll is a meal, but 6 or more is food, etc.). Clearly, something like fast food (or a restaurant dinner) is a meal and subject to the tax - again, almost everywhere.