Description
Learn about sales tax issues in the food industry and how it relates to thirdparty food delivery services.Food takeout and delivery is a mainstay of our service economy. In large part because of thirdparty delivery services, the concept has expanded to all sorts of food options, including fast food, fast casual, restaurants, food carts, meal kit providers, and even grocery stores. The new ways people are selling, packaging, and delivering food raise a lot of new sales tax questions and issues for the businesses involved. Failure to consider the sales tax consequences of food delivery can lead to costly audits, assessments, penalties, and interest that hurt your client’s profit margin. This presentation will outline the key sales and use tax issues for restaurants, grocery stores, food businesses, and the delivery companies they use. While each state and locality has the potential for unique sales and use tax rules on food takeout thirdparty delivery, this presentation will provide broad exposure to the range of sales tax possibilities for these types of operations and business models. We will also cover important concepts to consider for your food service clients who are involved in a sales tax audit, assessment challenge, or refund claim.
Date: 2023-10-11 Start Time: End Time:
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