8.75% Sales Tax on Bread

[sydneysmom]

We don't have tax on food...yet. I imagine that we'll see it eventually though. They get us in other ways now though.

we do in Mississippi....7% !!! It adds up when you go grocery shopping...and it STINKS! They had the chance to repeal it and chose not to.

 

[Debbie]

Oh my goodness. I feel bad about complaining.
400% sin tax. Does that mean that a $10.00 bottle of whatever will have a $40.00 tax on it, bringing the total to $50.00? And a 200K house will pay 10K in taxes? Oh my goodness. I am stunned.

Mmm. I think maybe there was some hyperbole going on. We can get cheap(er) wines for less than $15. There are added taxes on them, though, so DH always wants to stop at the Duty Free if we go "over the river"...even though we don't drink a bottle of rum in a year. Cigarettes are mostly tax, I think. As for the house....from about.com:

No HST will be charged on

* residential rents
* condo fees
* purchase of resale homes

The HST will be applied on the purchase of new homes. However, homebuyers will be able to claim a rebate of some of the provincial portion of the tax for new homes priced up to $500,000. The rebate for new primary residences under $400,000 will be six percent of the purchase price (or 75 percent of the provincial portion of the tax), with the rebate amount reduced for homes priced between $400,000 and $500,000.

Buyers of new residential rental properties will receive a similar rebate.

The HST will apply on real estate commissions.

and

The HST will not be charged on:

* basic groceries
* prescription drugs
* some medical devices
* municipal public transit
* health and education services
* legal aid
* most financial services
* child care
* tutoring
* music lessons
* residential rents
* condo fees

 

[Bsetter]

Taxes are important to pay for things all of use everyday - roads, schools, snowplowing, fire departments, police, etx. Without taxes we would be without the basics - these things have to be paid for somehow..............
And yes, I do work in government and have heard it all - and I love when someone complains about taxes and then is the first to call when their road isn't plowed when we get 2 inches of snow - or there is a crack in their street......................

 

[bridget]

In Kansas, everything is taxed. Right now I pay 8.95% tax (just went up 1% from 7.95% July 1). It doesn't matter if I buy a loaf of bread or a car, it all gets taxed.

 

[Ava]

Wow, glad we don't have tax on groceries here in NY! Things like soda are taxed, and any food ordered in a restaurant/fast food is taxed, but most food you buy in the grocery store is not taxed.

Of course, we have 8.75% state tax on everything else (at least I think that's still what it is) plus an additional 4% city tax within NYC.

Clothing & shoes under $110 are also not taxed currently, but they are talking about re-instating the tax on clothing/shoes next year.

 

[MrsPete]

That is what I just paid here in NC. I even questioned the manager, she said that it was correct.

Apparently if the bread is baked in the store, that is the sales tax.
If it was baked somewhere else, it would have been 2%.

I love taxes. Can't wait for the VAT tax!!!

I'm in NC too, and I either haven't noticed this or haven't bought the right product yet.

Do I understand this correctly? They're charging this higher tax on bread baked in the store; for example, onion rolls baked in the deli . . . but plain old sliced bread, which is baked in a factory and transported to the store is still 2%? If I understand correctly, are they taxing ALL deli food at this rate?

I do enjoy fancy bread, though I tend to buy more in the winter when we have more soups and stews. At this time of year I tend to buy plain loaf bread for my tomato sandwiches.

I'm with the others who say it's time to start baking. I have a bread machine, but I don't love it. I can make better bread myself, and if I do use the machine, it's for making dough . . . which I then bake in the oven.

 

[Muushka]

Taxes are important to pay for things all of use everyday - roads, schools, snowplowing, fire departments, police, etx. Without taxes we would be without the basics - these things have to be paid for somehow..............
And yes, I do work in government and have heard it all - and I love when someone complains about taxes and then is the first to call when their road isn't plowed when we get 2 inches of snow - or there is a crack in their street......................

I think everyone understands why taxes are a necessity. If only the government would not waste money.

Please don't tell me you think that the money that the govt collects is used wisely.

 

[MrsPete]

Related topic: You have to look out for yourself when it comes to taxes. In NC you're not supposed to be taxed on seeds, but if you don't pay attention, you'll pay tax on them! Not that seeds add up to much in my budget . . . but I don't want to pay something that's not required!

 

[MrsPete]

I think everyone understands why taxes are a necessity. If only the government would not waste money.

Please don't tell me you think that the money that the govt collects is used wisely.

Exactly. I mean, add up what you're paying total. Not just what you have deducted, but also sales tax that you pay at the store, the massive gas tax, extra taxes on things like license plates, and more . . . it's huge. I wouldn't mind paying my fair share, but I'm certain that I'm not receiving services in proportion to my tax bill.

 

[Muushka]

I'm in NC too, and I either haven't noticed this or haven't bought the right product yet.

Do I understand this correctly? They're charging this higher tax on bread baked in the store; for example, onion rolls baked in the deli . . . but plain old sliced bread, which is baked in a factory and transported to the store is still 2%? I'm not sure I have the facts right.

I do enjoy fancy bread, though I tend to buy more in the winter when we have more soups and stews. At this time of year I tend to buy plain loaf bread for my tomato sandwiches.

I'm with the others who say it's time to start baking. I have a bread machine, but I don't love it. I can make better bread myself, and if I do use the machine, it's for making dough . . . which I then bake in the oven.

Yes, you explained it correctly. I bought the store baked bread at BJs yesterday and nearly needed CPR when I saw the receipt (it was the only thing I bought so I was amazed at the tax). I checked with the manager and she said it was correct. So I went on the internet and checked. I am still not certain if they are over-charging by a % or 2, but yes, if bread is baked in the store it is subject to a higher tax rate.

Here is one article http://modern-baking.com/news/headlines/0923_bakers_sales_tax/

The legislation allows some retail bakeries to charge equal sales tax with grocery stores, but others still do not qualify for the lesser tax because they offer utensils to customers, which puts them in the higher “prepared foods tax” category of 7.75 percent. Because of this loophole, customers are charged a higher tax rate in the retail bakery where the bread is made than if they purchased the same bread that bakery wholesaled to a grocery store, which only has to charge 2 percent.

I am going to La Farm on Saturday, a local place that has been fighting these taxes, I am sure they will have the facts!

Yup, grab that bread machine and get it to work!

PS I think the county you live in is also involved on what tax rate you will pay in addition to the state sales tax.
I live in Wake county.

 

[eliza61]

That is what I just paid here in NC. I even questioned the manager, she said that it was correct.

Apparently if the bread is baked in the store, that is the sales tax.
If it was baked somewhere else, it would have been 2%.

I love taxes. Can't wait for the VAT tax!!!

Hey Kindred spirit,
I just got Rizzo's tuition bill. I got a tax for Instructional credits. Ok, some one has got to explain that one to me. Are there "non-instructional" credits? I'm sending the kid to college isn't it a safe assumption that some where in the course of 4 years he'll recieve some instructions?

So I'm calling your "I love taxes" and raise you " I love taxes that make absolutely no sense".

 

[Swimalie]

This is one reason I'd love to see a national sale tax. Flat tax on everything and on everyone. Of not, taxes are so confusing.

 

[Muushka]

Hey Kindred spirit,
I just got Rizzo's tuition bill. I got a tax for Instructional credits. Ok, some one has got to explain that one to me. Are there "non-instructional" credits? I'm sending the kid to college isn't it a safe assumption that some where in the course of 4 years he'll recieve some instructions?

So I'm calling your "I love taxes" and raise you " I love taxes that make absolutely no sense".

Unbelievable.

This is one reason I'd love to see a national sale tax. Flat tax on everything and on everyone. Of not, taxes are so confusing.

I would not mind the VAT (tax) if they would eliminate the income tax. But I am afraid that it will be in addition to. The Fair tax or Flat tax will never come to be because of the powerful lobbies that would fight to keep it in place.

Take the new sun tan tax. Those poor buggers didn't have a lobby to fight it like the cosmetic surgeons had.
The poor small businesses don't stand a chance.

 

[swilshire]

We pay 9.50% - 9.75% (depending on local add-on) on everything except prescription drugs. It adds up fast.

Sheila