Aug 19, 2024 · Grocery taxes can provide significant revenue for states, often used (at least in part) to fund essential departments, such as education and transportation. Of the 11 states that still tax...

Feb 2, 2024 · Ten states impose a tax on groceries and three allow local governments to tax food (see sidebar). These taxes put additional pressure on households at a time when food prices are up and about 7 million Americans 60 and older face food insecurity and the threat of hunger, according to Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks. For ...

1 day ago · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The effort to repeal Tennessee's Grocery Tax may not happen this year, or if it does, it may be considerably downsized. A few months ago, House Majority Leader William ...

1 day ago · The current tax credit, meant to offset the sales tax paid on food for the year, is $120 a year per person or $140 for individuals 65 or older. The bill sets one tax credit rate for everyone at $155.

Aug 29, 2024 · TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma said goodbye to the grocery tax on Aug. 29. The state only eliminated the 4.5% sales tax for certain types of grocery items.

1 day ago · Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s budget proposal does not include any temporary grocery sales tax holiday – as he has championed in past years. Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson said ...

Dec 30, 2024 · Non-food items sold at grocery stores will still be sold with a 6.5% sales tax. These items include things like alcohol and silverware. What punishments are in store for illegally dumping a...

Oct 30, 2019 · While 32 states exempt groceries, six additional states (Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia) tax groceries at a lower, preferential rate. Four of those six states include both candy and soda in the rate applied to those lower-taxed groceries.

Jan 14, 2025 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - You could save money on groceries in 2025 if a grocery tax bill gets passed. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have filed legislation to cut the tax.

20 hours ago · The Idaho House of Representatives voted Friday to increase the grocery tax credit Idahoans receive to offset the sales tax collected on food to $155 per year. Idaho Capital Sun is part of States ...