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yea the sales tax is not universal. Some items will be tax free and other items will be higher tax. Out here in CA I think unprocessed food (like fruits) is tax free. Also milk is tax free. On the contrary, soda is taxed at the full rate + a recycling fee.
If you are on a budget its worthwhile to read up on your state's sales tax code. 9% is a good amount to save.
Explain to me how McDonalds charges 9% sales tax and in the same parking lot Walmart charges 5%. Why the 4% difference?
Usually "prepared food" has sales taxes added that similar "unprepared" food doesn't.
So a fast food hamburger at McDonald's might have a sales tax while packaged hamburger (or even frozen hamburgers like White Castle) in a supermarket don't have sales tax.
Similarly, cooked pizzas typically have sales tax while frozen pizzas do not.
Different products have different rates. In Ct, it used to be water in a bottle was tax free, while ice cubes were taxed, since the creation of ice was viewed like processed foods. They also taxed prepared sandwiches, but not cold cuts.
I checked a few of my receipts and all of my Walmart receipts have 5%. I checked a Chinese receipt in same plaza and it is 5%. Thoughts?
This makes it sound like I am junk food junkie! Walmart is understandable by all, I will do an occasional Strawberry Banana smoothie in morning, couple times a month, I won't eat anything else there.
Chinese, I bought egg drop soup a couple weeks ago.
You have it backwards.
Tell me how Walmart only charges 5% when McD can charge 9%
It depends what items apply for the 5% sales tax at Walmart. Sales tax is often divided into 2 parts: a certain per cent which is payable to the state, and another per cent which is payable to the city. The state sales tax should be the same across the state. The city portion can vary.
If your state does not charge sales tax for food bought at a supermarket but your city still does, then you will still have some sales tax to pay at Walmart, but not the full 9%. I'm betting both your state and city charge sales tax for restaurant food.
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