Do you have a romantic date planned for Valentine’s Day? For February 14, we thought it would be fun to take a look at a subject we love: How sales tax applies to different situations!

There’s a good chance your night will include thoughtful gifts, a delectable meal (with champagne or wine of course!) and romantic background music. Keep reading to discover how sales tax would apply to each part of the evening.

The Taxability Of Thoughtful Gifts

Traditional gifts like flowers, stuffed animals and jewelry can be purchased in nearby brick and mortar stores, in which case your state’s local sales tax would apply to each item.

That box of chocolates, however, would be taxed depending on the state you’re in. Ten states tax candy and “food and food ingredients” the same way, whereas 19 apply sales tax differently to food and 17 don’t tax candy at all. You can get the details in our post about how states tax Halloween.
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