Why is there no sales tax on a frozen pizza but there is on TP?

Question

I mean really...I understand that pizza or wings or whatever are food, which is not taxable, but wouldn't you consider tampons or toilet paper more of a necessity than say lobster or caviar?

I get the whole no tax on bread, milk and the like.

I get your point Craig C, but then why are childrens clothes not taxed? While I appreciate there is seperate legislation for both, then why isn't there legislation for TP or tampons.

Hmmm.. I need water to live but I pay tax on my water bill?

I've never considered TP a luxury.

I appreciate that it depends on the laws in my province (I'm Canadian) but they must have determined the law based on necessity at some point otherwise they wouldn't have bothered with it.

Answer 1

Good question.

Answer 2

It has nothing to do with necessity. The tax laws, depending on the state, provide that food items are not taxable but that all other consumables are taxable regardless of how necessary they may or may not be.

Answer 3

Yes it depends on the tax laws in your state, not on what is considered "necessity"

Answer 4

"Necessities" is a term that's open to all sorts of interpretation, so broad generalizations need to be drawn somewhere.

Answer 5

IT'S A FOOD ITEM -- PLAIN AND SIMPLE -- YOU NEED FOOD TO SURVIVE BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO WIPE YOU BUT--- ALSO THERE IS TAX ON PREPARED FOOD CUZZ THAT IS A LUXURY ITEM -- THE SAME A TOILET PAPER ITS A LUXURY ITEM =)