Grocery Tax

**SandNOceanGirl** · 02-09-2008, 08:16 AM

With the cost of groceries going up I was just wondering what kind of grocery tax everyone had to pay on top of the higher prices. Here in Mississippi we have a 7% grocery tax.

**luv-my-lexi** · 02-09-2008, 08:19 AM

In Oklahoma it is 8.75%

**powerfm1** · 02-09-2008, 08:33 AM

In Ohio there isn't a food tax, only on non-food items including pop.

Regular sales tax is 7%

**momishem** · 02-09-2008, 08:34 AM

Indiana does not have a grocery tax. Only non-edible items are taxed.

**mustang80** · 02-09-2008, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by powerfm1

In Ohio there isn't a food tax, only on non-food items including pop.

Regular sales tax is 7%

Same for New Jersey

**mikandmari** · 02-09-2008, 09:10 AM

No sales tax in Delaware

**leezza** · 02-09-2008, 09:18 AM

Here in my area of sunny california the sales tax is 8.75%.......

leezza

**McD** · 02-09-2008, 09:19 AM

We don't have sales tax on grocery items---on non-food it's 6%.

**guest002** · 02-09-2008, 09:48 AM

Wow, I got all y'all beat. Lucky me.

10% on everything no matter what in the capitol of Alabama!

**kittykatstrong** · 02-09-2008, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by MrsMcDowell

We don't have sales tax on grocery items---on non-food it's 6%.

same here, no tax on clothes either.

**dcompton** · 02-09-2008, 10:50 AM

I tried to look this up on line, and the information I found was not exactly transparent to say the least.

Our overall sales tax in my city is 8.6%, 4% of that being the state's portion, the rest local. Apparently food is subject only to local taxes, so that would be 4.6%. Better than some, worse than most.

**Neeley** · 02-09-2008, 10:54 AM

Yep, here in Montgomery, AL our tax is 10% on EVERYTHING.

That is why I shop outside of he city limits - it is only 6.5% or I go to the next city over (only a 10 minute drve) where it is 8.5%.

**ravenmaniac** · 02-09-2008, 10:55 AM

In Maryland only non food items, 6%.

**YankeeMom** · 02-09-2008, 11:59 AM

In NY state, we do not pay tax on food. The only tax that is levied on food is food that has been prepared...cooked food from the deli, those rotisserie chickens, and foods from restaurants (fast food or otherwise). And obviously all non-food, durables, etc....On that the tax is 7.75%