America’s Strangest State Sales Tax Laws and the Surprising Reasons Behind Them

• States have quirky sales tax laws based on unique definitions of “prepared food,” “necessity,” or “tangible personal property.”
• Arizona exempts ice cubes (grocery food) from tax but taxes large ice blocks due to their intended use.
• California taxes hot prepared foods (like hot sandwiches) but exempts cold ones, with temperature determining taxability.
• Colorado taxes “nonessential” add-ons (like lids, sleeves, napkins) even when accompanying exempt purchases or free samples.
• Georgia generally requires nonprofits to pay sales tax, with only a few specific organizations exempt.

Source: salestaxsolutions.us

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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