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Tax or treat! State laws on candy taxation vary wildly

  • Written by Hayes Holderness, Associate Professor of Law, University of Richmond
Tax or treat! State laws on candy taxation vary wildlyWhile death may be a given, the certainty of taxes on candy depends on the state.AP Photo/Peter Prengaman

Halloween shoppers have many delicious decisions to make before trick-or-treaters show up at their doors. And in many states, those choices will change how much tax they pay.

In Illinois, for example, residents pay a higher state sales tax rate o...

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