How Much Sales Tax Does the Easter Bunny Pay?
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Easter Bunny’s Iowa Sales Tax Bill for One Easter Basket |
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Item and Amount |
Price (a) |
Price per Basket |
City Where Purchased |
Tax Rate (State Rate of 5% Plus Local Rate) |
Tax per |
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Basket |
$1.99 |
$1.99 |
West |
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 |
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Jelly beans to fill plastic eggs, 1/4 package |
$2.00 per package |
$0.50 |
Yarmouth |
7% |
$0.04 |
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Hershey’s Whoppers Mini Robin’s Eggs malted milk balls |
2 packs for $3.00 |
$0.50 |
Kingston |
7% |
exempt |
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Chocolate rabbit |
$2.50 |
$2.50 |
Adair |
6% |
$0.15 |
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3 dyed eggs |
2 dozen for $3.00 |
$0.38 |
Sperry |
7% |
exempt (food) |
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Total |
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$7.46 |
$0.42 |
(a) Prices were found at ShopLocal.com.
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