Virginia Tax Department Issues Information Regarding Sales Tax on Grocery Items, Prepared Food, Hygiene Products

The Virginia Department of Taxation Sept. 1 issued information regarding sales and use tax on food and personal hygiene products. The information provides that the tax rate on food for home consumption and certain personal hygiene products will reduce to 1 percent from 2.5 percent throughout the state, beginning Jan. 1, 2023. The department provides a list of: 1) grocery items that don’t qualify for the reduced rate; 2) certain types of vendors selling food for immediate consumption, who aren’t allowed to charge the reduced rate; and 3) qualifying essential personal hygiene products. The department clarifies that a retail establishment ...