March 21, 2008 How Much Sales Tax Does the Easter Bunny Pay? Print this page Subscribe Support our work Easter Bunny’s Iowa Sales Tax Bill for One Easter Basket Item and Amount Used per Basket Price (a) Price per Basket City Where Purchased Tax Rate (State Rate of 5% Plus Local Rate) Tax per Basket Basket $1.99 $1.99 West Burlington 7% $0.14 Easter grass, 1/2 package 2 packs for $3.00 $0.75 Farnhamville 5.5% $0.04 4 plastic eggs $5 for 24 eggs $0.84 Moorland 6% $0.05 Jelly beans to fill plastic eggs, 1/4 package $2.00 per package $0.50 Yarmouth 7% $0.04 Hershey’s Whoppers Mini Robin’s Eggs malted milk balls to fill plastic eggs, 1/3 package 2 packs for $3.00 $0.50 Kingston 7% exempt because they contain flour Chocolate rabbit $2.50 $2.50 Adair 6% $0.15 3 dyed eggs (Easter Bunny mixes his own plant-based dyes; no commercial dyes were purchased, only plain eggs) 2 dozen for $3.00 $0.38 Sperry 7% exempt (food) Total $7.46 $0.42 (a) Prices were found at ShopLocal.com. Topics Center for State Tax Policy Business Taxes Individual and Consumption Taxes