Chicago Tax Food

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Chicago Tax Food. Sandwiches (hot and cold) pet foods. If a dietary supplement is not defined as a soft drink and falls under the definition of food sold at retail, it is subject to the low state sales tax rate of 1.%.

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All of these taxes are on top of the state restaurant food tax of 6.25%, bringing the total tax on eating in a chicago restaurant to 10.75%. Or to make things even easier, input the chicago minimum combined sales tax rate into the calculator at the top of the page, along with the total sale amount, to get all the detail you need. The chicago area imposes the highest taxes on restaurant food items of any area in illinois.

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Oh, and bottled water is different still. In addition to the illinois state tax of 6.25 percent, restaurant food purchases in chicago are subject to cook county tax of 1.25 percent and a chicago city tax of 1.25 percent. There are financial incentives to encourage eligible businesses to donate surplus food. The county sales tax rate is %.