Taxes on Shopping
@GardenGerty (169590)
United States
July 30, 2016 8:07pm CST
Since we have moved we have no local stores, or even any very close. It never occurred to me to think about the cost of sales tax when we shop, but I noticed today that where we went is much less.than some other places.
Sure, it is only a penny difference, but those pennies add up. We are giving serious thought to where we shop and dine in the future.
Some places do not tax food purchases in grocery stores, but Kansas does. That adds up as well. A penny saved is a penny earned.
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@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
31 Jul 16
this is new to me.
so say if you have no sales tax could there be money made smuggling products from your state to another that has that tax?
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@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
31 Jul 16
@jstory57 how do they pay for schools, and roads, etc.? @Mike197602 you are quite the entrepreneur, but you would not have to smuggle it. Just resell it.
@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
31 Jul 16
That could make quite a bit of difference. When I lived in California taxes on non food items was high for the times, but there was no tax on food.
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@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
5 Aug 16
@LadyDuck I would like to see higher taxes on junk food and lower taxes on healthy necessities.
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@LadyDuck (502932)
• Italy
1 Aug 16
@GardenGerty All European countries charge taxes on food, the percentage are different from country to country.
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@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
31 Jul 16
Only one cent tax on ten dollars? That is strange. .I was looking up several cities around me yesterday and on that $10 I could pay anywhere from 75 cents to ninety one cents.
@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
5 Aug 16
@shaggin I think it would be good to tax fast food. At least it would help slow me down
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
31 Jul 16
@GardenGerty I think the tax on ice cream at a ice cream shop is higher then buying tubs of ice cream at a store. Same as fast food.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
31 Jul 16
How far is your "nearest" store? There's no tax on food, but sales tax is a whopping 9%. In the next county over, I believe sales tax is 7.5%, but we're not always there. Sure, if you have to drive out anyway, it'd be good to pick a place with the least amount of tax!
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@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
31 Jul 16
If hubby does the shopping in the city where he works, 46 miles away, tax is 9%' Sometimes I go in and shop there, where we used to live. If we go to the place he has found the cheapest gas taxes are 7.75%. Other places 30 to 60 miles away are all over the board. That is if we want to shop at a Kroger grocery or a Wal Mart. I have not looked up the county I am in, as the only grocery stores are higher than anywhere else, or we can shop at Dollar General.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Aug 16
@GardenGerty Such a hard call! I guess you kinda have to go with what you really need and where you'll already be to get the most out of your gas/drive. We went on a getaway this weekend to a lake community up in the mountains . . . I don't know how people do it with just 1 grocery store chain, 1 dollar store . .. lots of only 1 type of stores and such . . . and then I can't imagine how it is when there are no local stores at all!
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@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
5 Aug 16
@much2say It makes it a good idea to grow your own food then.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
31 Jul 16
Texas doesnt tax foods I dont think.
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@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
31 Jul 16
That is what I have understood and also no state income tax?
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@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
5 Aug 16
@Jessicalynnt They do get it from us one way or another.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
1 Aug 16
@GardenGerty property is nasty, but the lack of state income is NICE
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@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
31 Jul 16
I think a comparable thing here is VAT.
VAT is added on most products and services.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For the UK tax, see Value Added Tax (United Kingdom). Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy Policies Economics Collection Noncompliance Distribution Types International Trade Religious By coun
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@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
31 Jul 16
@Mike197602 I think I paid VAT the one trip I made to Canada, at least on some things.
@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
31 Jul 16
actually an interesting read as it specifically mentions the US sales tax and the difference between VAT and sales tax in the first paragraph.
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@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
8 Aug 16
Aren't the taxes different in different parts of town, like extra over near the mall?
@sallypup (69255)
• Centralia, Washington
8 Aug 16
I heard my gas tax is going up. Makes me glad we have a small car that gets good gas mileage.
