Is there a tax on alcohol?

Question

I always buy it with other purchases so I never know.

I mean with other items.

Answer 1

There is sales tax on alcohol plus and additional State Liquor Excise Tax. These amounts depend on the state you reside in.

In my home state of California sales tax is 8.75%
Liquor Excise tax is $3.30 per gallon

Answer 2

Minnesota imposes two types of special taxes on alcoholic beverages:

Special excise taxes are imposed on manufacturers or wholesalers of these products. These taxes are a fixed dollar amount per unit (per barrel or liter). The tax rates vary by beverage type. See the table below for tax rates.

A special gross receipts tax of 2.5 percent applies to retailers making both on-sale (to be consumed in bars or restaurants) and off-sale (in liquor stores or by other sellers) sales. This tax replaced the special retail sales tax rate that applied to alcoholic beverage sales on January 1, 2006. The sales tax was repealed to comply with the Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement. The burdens of the two taxes are identical.

But using averages for beverage types, it is apparent that alcohol in beer and wine is lightly taxed compared with liquor. The excise tax per an ounce of alcohol in liquor is about 9 cents, while it is between 2 and 3 cents for wine and beer.

Answer 3

Yes, almost every state taxes alcohol.

Answer 4

rubbing, medical, or drinking?

Drinking---You Bet, Fed, State, some places others also

Medical rubbing-- depends on the state, city you purchase within, sales tax.

Answer 5

Big time. Taxes are added before sale, like gas.

Answer 6

There is so much tax built into the price of alcohol, it is obscene.

Answer 7

You bet. It is quite high here in Canada - one of the so called "sin taxes."