Taxing Coupons?

[Hoshi]

I've noticed that my Kroger has a 10% tax on coupons. I don't know where this comes from, because no other store I've been to does. I know for a fact that my Walmart does not.
I haven't looked at the fine print recently, but don't a lot of coupons say something along the lines of "void where taxed"?
It makes me not want to go to my Kroger on principle.

Edit: It seems I'm not being clear. I mean the COUPON ITSELF is taxed. I know this because if you pay with foodstamps, you pay no tax on food. Yet I still have to pay cash oop...10%. They actually tax the coupon itself...you pay 10% of the face value of the coupon.

[motherofmolly]

I've noticed that my Kroger has a 10% tax on coupons. I don't know where this comes from, because no other store I've been to does. I know for a fact that my Walmart does not.
I haven't looked at the fine print recently, but don't a lot of coupons say something along the lines of "void where taxed"?
It makes me not want to go to my Kroger on principle.

no. store coupons are before tax ...manufacturer coupons depend on your state. some states the total is taxed precoupon (mine is like this) others it is after coupon.

this depends on the state sales tax. illinois requires tax to be paid on sales (total sales ) so this is precoupon...

[CW&M Mom]

Kansas pre coupon tax
Missouri post coupon tax.

[Hoshi]

no. store coupons are before tax ...manufacturer coupons depend on your state. some states the total is taxed precoupon (mine is like this) others it is after coupon.

this depends on the state sales tax. illinois requires tax to be paid on sales (total sales ) so this is precoupon...

No, I mean the COUPON ITSELF is taxed. I know this because if you pay with foodstamps, you pay no tax on food. Yet I still have to pay cash oop...10%. They actually tax the coupon itself...you pay 10% of its face value.

[CW&M Mom]

No, I mean the COUPON ITSELF is taxed. I know this because if you pay with foodstamps, you pay no tax on food. Yet I still have to pay cash oop...10%. They actually tax the coupon itself...you pay 10% of its face value.

That again is a state thing. You can be basically taxed on the amount of the coupons you are using. But it really just depends on where you live.

In kansas...I have experienced. As each store has refined there programming...I found, when we were on FS that only one store was still doing it. Nothing was really illegal though.

In missouri...you would actually get change back when you used food stamps and cash.

I always found it was such a menial amount of money that I was being asked to pay that it wasn't worth worrying about it. I always saved way more money using coupons...then the small amount of changed I paid out.

[Hoshi]

It's the principle of the thing that angers me. No other store I've ever been to does this...not walmart, not save-a-lot, not my local independent grocery store....but Kroger does.
TN does not have a tax on coupons, I know that for a fact. So I can't help but feel I am getting jipped.

[CW&M Mom]

It's really up to the state and FS for that state.

You could mention it to the manager at Kroger that none of the other stores...where you use your FS is taxing the coupon. It might just be that they need to tweak there registers a bit...or it might be that every other store is doing it wrong. But it can't hurt to ask!

[Clipper]

I wouldn't bother with the store. First they won't understand the question. Then, they'll just claim they are right anyway. Call your State Attorney General's Office.

[Nascar88]

I do think I would be checking into the state law on taxing coupons as stores do and will make up their own policy. You will need to prove they are wrong if they are wrong.