CVS charging tax on pre-ECB total?

[cardewallen]

I have noticed that I'm paying more OOP at CVS in the past few weeks. Last week, I bought one of those 4-in-1 pumpkin carvers. The item was $1.99 and, I paid using the $1.99 ECB that I just got for purchasing the exact same item in a previous transaction. In the past, I would have just handed over the ECB and paid nothing OOP, but I had to pay $0.15 tax?? Am I losing my mind? What is going on here? I have noticed this on other transactions as well. Has something changed at CVS? TIA!

[nrpeace17]

I noticed the same thing. The supervisor said that they changed something in the system that is causing this.

[lmagee]

Where are y'all located. In Texas, they are not allowed to charge tax on the pre-coupon (ECB) price?

[vickib50]

Here in Tennessee, I have noticed in the past month or so the same thing. I am now paying tax on the ECB.

[Castingbread]

Yep, it changed here several weeks ago. If it is a manufacturer generated extra buck there is tax charged, if it is a CVS extra buck no tax is charged. If you look at the extra buck and has a manufacturer's name on it, it will not take the tax off, but if it is a CVS product OR if it is one that they "force" at the register from a rc they will work like the ecbs used to work--no tax. Look at your receipt and it will show "cvs coupon" or "cvs mfg coupon." One note, too, is that they will sometimes take off the tax if the last ecb is a mfg. ecb and it is more than the sub-total. I have had some negative totals before the tax is added (hope that is all clear). So whereas I'd go check out 5 times in a week and pay about .50 I now pay like $5--not going to be able to keep up with it at that rate.

Also think about rolling ecbs--I used to roll them on whatever, I could always find someone who wanted it, but now our tax is about 8% so if I roll a $10 ecb it will cost me .80 each time I roll it--eats it up reeeeeal fast!

[isis]

Think this started a couple months ago, which was a a big change for me too. ECBs are treated as Manf q's now (just like RR @ Walgreens), so you are taxed on pre-coupon prices. My OOP is higher than it used to, esp if I have a $20+ pre-coupon total. And at 8.75% for non food & 3.5% for food....adds up to alot!!

[maryccc]

That's been happening for me a lot the last few months but I did a transaction somehow and after my ecb's I only had to pay .06 and my total was over 20 bucks so I don't get it.

[lmcconne]

I saw instances last week where I was paying 7 cents per transaction too much and the difference was attributed to sales tax on my receipt. So annoying when you're not supposed to pay by the state's sale tax rules. However, I did not run into that problem yesterday.

[eiramnoaj]

Originally Posted by isis Think this started a couple months ago, which was a a big change for me too. ECBs are treated as Manf q's now (just like RR @ Walgreens), so you are taxed on pre-coupon prices. My OOP is higher than it used to, esp if I have a $20+ pre-coupon total. And at 8.75% for non food & 3.5% for food....adds up to alot!!

Exactly. They now ring up as CVS MFR Coupon instead of CVS Coupon. The $/$ coupons still ring up as CVS Coupon and will reduce your taxable amount.

[cardewallen]

Thanks! Now I know I'm not crazy! :)