food tax

With treasuries bleeding red ink, state governments are finding creative ways to raise funds. Given the slow economic recovery, this tax strategy will become more the norm, Carla Yrjanson, vice president of Tax Research and Content for Thomson Reuters told WalletPop in email interviews. "With...

You're a responsible consumer, use coupons, track sales, and in general try to be a savvy shopper. But do you know how much of your spending goes to taxes? I don't, and I even tried to keep track. At the beginning of this month, I held onto every receipt and went so far as to create a spreadsheet....

The travel industry is reeling as Americans by the millions have decided to spend this summer on their butts rather than the road. So what are "enlightened" states doing to help out the floundering hotel business? Raising bed taxes to pick the pockets of people who are just passing through. The...