Bizarre Sales Tax Laws: From Cows to Belt Buckles, What Makes Sense?

• General tax laws are strange, but sales tax laws can be even more interesting
• Some states offer tax breaks for unusual things like displaying a cow or living to 100
• Taxes can benefit specific groups, like meat packers in South Carolina or sheep farmers in Virginia
• Food can come with weird sales taxes depending on the state, like in New York where a toasted bagel costs more than an untoasted one
• Some states tax everything that comes with food from restaurants, like utensils and napkins in Colorado
• Some states have strange sales taxes on things like horses in Kentucky or collectibles in Massachusetts
• Sales tax holidays can be beneficial, like in Connecticut where certain items are tax-free
• Clothing is taxable in most states, but rules differ, like in Texas where sales tax is charged on items like bobby pins and jewelry
• In Minnesota, fur clothing is taxable but must be labeled as such and have fur as the main component of value

Source: taxconnex.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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