Is Dark Chocolate Really More of a Tax Burden?
I’m such a sucker for Milky Ways - especially the Milky Way Midnight (note to readers contemplating holiday gifts…). And Iowa has brought to the forefront an issue that I’ve been claiming for years: all candy bars are not created equal.
Iowa has stirred up some serious candy tax controversy with its definitions of “candy” and “taxable”. Apparently a Milky Way Midnight is taxable while a classic Milky Way is not. Such injustice! Roth & Co. has the whole story here.
Roth also reports that Iowa has reversed its silly pumpkin tax rule.
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2 opinions for Is Dark Chocolate Really More of a Tax Burden?
Dark Chocolate is Delicious and… Taxable?
Nov 8, 2007 at 4:14 pm
[…] Taxgirl.com: in Iowa, a Milky Way Dark candy bar is taxable, but a classic milk chocolate Milky Way is […]
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Mar 10, 2008 at 9:08 am
[…] line rules that it’s easy to figure what qualifies as taxable (remember this post about Milky Way bars?) and some states tax you depending on what you plan to do with the item (remember the post about […]
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