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Why do some states still have a grocery tax?

by Jordan Mangi

Sep 6, 2023

The poorest Americans spend the largest share of their paychecks on food at home.

Across the U.S., state grocery taxes can range from less than 1% to 7% on non-prepared foods.

Elijah Nouvelage

Are marshmallows candy? It's a sticky question for state sales taxes

by Matt Levin

Nov 22, 2022

Most states don't tax groceries. But the treat used in candied yams and s'mores tests the definition.

Marshmallows — the roastable, toastable sweet — are taxed differently depending on a state's definition of candy.

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