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Massachusetts has a 6.25% state sales tax on most goods (raised from 5% in 2009). There is no sales tax on food items, but prepared meals purchased in a restaurant are subject to a meal tax of 6.25% (in some towns voters chose to add a local 0.75% tax, raising the meal tax to 7%, with that incremental revenue coming back to the town).
A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services. Usually laws allow the seller to collect funds for the tax from the consumer at the point of purchase. Federal Sales Taxes. When a tax on goods or services is paid to a governing body directly by a consumer, it is usually called a use tax.
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The average effective sales tax for different income groups of the combined 50 States (2007) [81] There is no federal sales or use tax in the United States. All but five states impose sales and use taxes on retail sale, lease and rental of many goods, as well as some services.
A gross receipts tax or gross excise tax is a tax on the total gross revenues of a company, regardless of their source. A gross receipts tax is often compared to a sales tax ; the difference is that a gross receipts tax is levied upon the seller of goods or services, while a sales tax is nominally levied upon the buyer (although both are ...
Collecting Sales Taxes Over the Internet Archived 2008-01-15 at the Wayback Machine Explains the current rules for collecting sales tax on Internet sales. Taxing the Internet: Analyzing the States’ Plan to Derive Online Sales Revenue Archived 2010-08-21 at the Wayback Machine Legal article discussing state attempts to derive online sales revenue.
Virtual tax is a proposed USA tax on internet gamers for items bought or traded solely within the virtual world (Internet game worlds). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The tax on a transaction would be considered as if it were a purchase or sale (if real currency is involved) or barter (if not).
Online retailers are required to collect the 6.25% state sales tax, but do not have to collect local sales taxes in addition to the state rate. [ 51 ] Amazon announced in October that it plans to build several facilities in Illinois by 2017, including the first this year, which eventually would have required it to collect the state's use tax.