McDonald "Eat In" and "Take Out" Tax

[Savage Pumpkin]

I went to McDonalds today (because I craved a Big Mac with extra sauce!) and noticed when I sat down in the restaurant and looked at my receipt it said "Eat In Tax=.78 cents, WTF!!!! This is absolutely ridiculous. Has anyone else noticed this? Is this new? Also I found this link below. I'm speechless.

http://www.onedigitallife.com/2006/07/27/mcdonalds-eat-in-tax/

 

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From what I've been able to gather from personal experience, if you a) eat in or b) have the meal cooked, you will pay a tax. Try going to Subway and ordering an untoasted sub to go, then a toasted sub.

 

[Jibrille]

It's just there way of clarifying whether your order is to go or not. Same sales tax is paid either way.

 

[AeonicSlumber]

It's just there way of clarifying whether your order is to go or not. Same sales tax is paid either way.

This. Otherwise what's to stop you from ordering it to go and then "deciding" to eat it there after paying?

 

[keifling]

Its based on state tax law, meaning its different depends on where you are. In Ohio you will pay tax to eat in, but never when ordering a meal to go. Drinks may be taxed either way however. When I am across the river in KY and I get hungry I get screwed out of the extra change.

 

[Pellaz]

Weird.

AFAIK, it's the same tax rate here in Georgia on prepared food whether you eat there or take it home (and it's the individual county's prevailing sales tax rate).

Food purchased at a grocery store or supermarket is treated differently/taxed less.

 

[nailz]

Weird.

AFAIK, it's the same tax rate here in Georgia on prepared food whether you eat there or take it home (and it's the individual county's prevailing sales tax rate).

Food purchased at a grocery store or supermarket is treated differently/taxed less.

This was how it was in NY as well, any prepared food would be taxed, anything you have to cook yourself is non-taxable.

I think, probably, it's similar everywhere.

 

[booB]

This was how it was in NY as well, any prepared food would be taxed, anything you have to cook yourself is non-taxable.

This is true. Unprepared food is considered a food product; cooked food is considered a "service", and services are taxable.