Massachusetts DOR Issues Updated Guidance on Sales Tax for Meals

The Massachusetts Department of Revenue issued updated guidance on sales tax for meals. The updated guidance includes: 1) a tax rate of 6.25 percent on the sales price of meals; 2) definition of terms; 3) a local option excise rate is 0.75 percent of the vendor’s gross receipts from restaurant meal sales; 4) information on exempt sales; 5) recordkeeping requirements; and 6) additional resources. [Mass. Dep’t of Revenue, Sales Tax on Meals, 06/13/25]

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