See What Items Are Being Taxed More In CT Starting October 1! | Stamford Moms

Beginning today, Connecticut will pay more for prepared meals at grocery stores and restaurants.

Sales of meals and certain beverages will be subject to tax at both the standard 6.35% rate and an additional 1% tax, for a total effective tax rate of 7.35% for prepared meals both at grocery stores and restaurants. Previously, grocery stores were not subject to the same rules as restaurants and caterers when it comes to sales tax.

What qualifies as a taxable prepared food?

  • Catering services performed by a supermarket.
  • Sandwiches, grinders, coffee, or tea prepared in a supermarket at a delicatessen counter or elsewhere for takeout.
  • Sales of meals in areas of a supermarket where food is intended to be consumed in the supermarket, such as at snack bars or food courts.

The prepared foods surcharge continues to also apply to prepared foods served in restaurants.

Other new taxes in Connecticut beginning October 1 include the car trade-in fee increasing from $35 to $100, the state’s 6.35% sales tax will now apply to digital purchases, there is now a 40 cent per milliliter tax on pre-filled e-cigarette products, a 10% sales tax on all other e-cigarette products, short-term rental companies will have to collect and remit the state’s room occupancy tax and there will be a 10% increase on excises taxes for alcoholic beverages except beer (beer sold at craft breweries for off-premises consumption will be reduced by 50%).

For more information, head to the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services.

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