Is it food or candy? Should that fruit drink be taxed or not? Was it carry-out or casual dining? Nowhere are the sales tax rules more complicated and convoluted than when it comes to food, food service and grocery products. In addition, there are a multitude of unique taxes related specifically to the food industry, beyond the well-known sales and use taxes.

As the lines between general merchandisers, grocery, fast food and convenience stores have blurred, the need for accurate rates and taxability matrices for food, grocery and nutritional supplements has become more critical to more organizations.

CCH can help. The foundation of sales tax compliance in the food, food service and grocery industries is quality research and accurate rates and taxability matrices.

Whether it's a combination sale of a hot beverage with a cold sandwich, a chocolate-coated granola bar, medicated shampoo or cod liver oil, CCH will provide your tax department all the applicable taxability rules at the state, county, city and local level for the food and grocery industry. CCH is committed to providing the best sales tax content and compliance solutions for food-related products.

The CorpSystem suite of sales tax solutions offers the following solutions for the food, restaurant and grocery industries:

• CorpSystem ZIPSales Database for Restaurants — Ensure correct tax rates and decrease your chances of an audit with a comprehensive database that lets you import all sales and use tax rates directly into your ERP system.
• CorpSystem ZIPSales Lookup for Restaurants  — Make your database even more powerful with this standalone program that ensures you have the latest sales tax rates at your fingertips for every ZIP code, city, county and state in the U.S., its territories and Canada.
• CorpSystem Sales Tax Online — Benefit from hassle-free tax determination and calculations with CCH’s ASP solution that validates addresses, provides ZIP + 4 extensions and applies current taxability rules and rates to completely automate your sales tax calculations.
• CorpSystem Sales Tax Returns Online — Automatically populate your sales and use tax forms, schedules and worksheets with tax information from your ERP system or from CorpSystem Sales Tax Online.