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Fix the Tax Code Friday: Exempting “Real” Food from Tax

22 May 2009

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Earlier today, I posted a piece on the new ruling in the UK that Pringles, made mostly of things “other than potato” or not, would be considered a snack food that does not meet an exemption for purposes of sales tax/VAT. In many countries, states and municipalities, foods are [...]

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Is Dark Chocolate Really More of a Tax Burden?

5 November 2007

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” [...]

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Iowa Tax Department is Scrooge for Halloween

1 November 2007

When Iowa tax officials were looking for ways to increase revenue, they figured they would strike right at the heart of massive tax fraud: tax evasion on the sale of pumpkins. Maybe that’s a bit overstated. But there is a new policy in Iowa this year to tax pumpkins. The decision came after department officials [...]

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