US city sales tax guides

New York's Bagel Tax

In New York, a plain, unsliced bagel is tax-free. But once it's served with cream cheese, it becomes prepared food and incurs sales tax. Oye vey!

Illinois' Candy Classification

In Illinois, if a candy contains flour, it's not considered candy and is exempt from the higher candy sales tax rate. Twix? Tax-free. Milky Way? Taxed!

Colorado's Coffee Cup Lid Tax

In Colorado, if you buy a cup of coffee to-go, the cup is tax-free, but the lid is taxable. To lid or not to lid? That is the Coloradan question.