Sales and Use Tax for Grocers in Wisconsin

Sales and Use Tax
Training for Grocers
Part 3
Wisconsin Department of Revenue
April 2017
1
Topics of Discussion
Sales of Prepared Foods
Prepared Food Flow Chart
2
Additional Training for Grocers
Part 1 – Sales by Grocers
Part 2 - Sales of Candy, Soft
Drinks, and Dietary Supplements
Part 4 - Preparing for an Audit
3
Sales of
Prepared Foods
4
5
Exemption for Food and Food Ingredients
The sales price from the sale of and the storage,
use, or other consumption of food and food
ingredients, except:
Candy (see Part 2)
Soft drinks (see Part 2)
Dietary supplements (see Part 2)
Prepared food
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Food and Food Ingredient
 
A substance in liquid, concentrated, solid,
frozen, dried, or dehydrated form, that is sold
for ingestion, or for chewing, by humans and
that is ingested or chewed for its taste or
nutritional value…does not include alcoholic
beverages or tobacco.
Food and Food Ingredient
Food and food ingredients include beverages,
but not alcoholic beverages (0.5% or more
alcohol by volume).
Alcoholic beverages are taxable.
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Prepared Food
Most restaurant sales are taxable as
prepared food.
Most grocery store sales are not prepared
foods, although some are likely to be
prepared food.
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Step 1 - Prepared Food 
Includes
Test 1: Food or food ingredient sold in a heated
state (above room temp).
Hot coffee
Rotisserie chicken
Burgers, hot dogs, French fries, pizza
If customer places unheated item in microwave
and heats, the item is 
not
 sold in a heated state.
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Step 1 - Prepared Food 
Includes
Test 2: It is the retailer's customary practice to
physically give or hand customer a utensil with the
item ("utensil" includes napkins, cups, spoons, straws,
forks, knives, plates, bowls, and glasses).
Retailer gives customer a straw with a bottle of water
Retailer gives customer a napkin with a doughnut
Still "prepared food," even if customer doesn't take utensil.
Making utensils available is not the same as physically giving or
handing a utensil to customer with food (e.g., napkin dispenser).
10
Step 1 - Prepared Food 
Includes
Test 3: When plates, bowls, glasses, or cups
necessary to receive the item are made
available to customer.
Customer gets milk from a dispenser and cups are
available (cup necessary to receive, even if
customer brings his own cup)
Retailer or customer scoops ice cream into a bowl
11
Step 1 - Prepared Food 
Includes
Test 4: Package contains a utensil placed in it by
someone (nonmanufacturer) other than the
retailer.
Food wholesaler puts a fork in a container of
sliced fruit; wholesaler sells container to retailer;
retailer's sale to customer is a sale of "prepared
food"
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Step 2 - Prepared Food 
Includes
Test 5: 
Food and food ingredients that were
previously heated 
by the retailer, but sold in
unheated state, if the retailer 
mixed or combined 2
or more ingredients 
and sold as a single item.
Exception: 
Go to the 75% test, if 
any
 of the following:
Retailer's primary NAICS code is manufacturing (but not a
bakery or tortilla manufacturer) OR
Item is sold by weight or volume OR
Item sold is a bakery item
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What is the 75% Test?
If food or food ingredient meets any of Tests 1-
4, it is prepared food (taxable).
If food or food ingredient meets any of Tests 5 -
6, it is prepared food (taxable), unless one of the
exceptions apply.  If an exception applies, we
must use the 75% test.
14
What is the 75% Test?
The 75% is calculated as follows:
 
retailer's sales of certain prepared food
     retailer's sales of all food and food ingredients
15
Step 2 - Prepared Food 
Includes
Test 5: 
Food and food ingredients that were
previously heated 
by the retailer, but sold in
unheated state, if the retailer 
mixed or combined 2
or more ingredients 
and sold as a single item.
Exception: 
Go to the 75% test, if 
any
 of the following:
Retailer's primary NAICS code is manufacturing (but not a
bakery or tortilla manufacturer) OR
Item is sold by weight or volume OR
Item sold is a bakery item
16
Step 2 - Prepared Food 
Includes
Test 6: When the retailer 
did not 
previously heat the
food and food ingredients, but 
mixed or combined 2 or
more ingredients 
and sold as a single item.
Exception: 
Go to the 75% test, if 
any
 of the following:
Retailer's primary NAICS code is manufacturing (but not a
bakery or tortilla manufacturer) OR
Item is sold by weight or volume OR
Item sold is a bakery item OR
Retailer only slices, repackages, or pasteurizes item OR
Item contains meat, fish, egg, or poultry in raw form that
requires cooking by the consumer
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What is the 75% Test?
75% Test: 
If the retailer's sales of certain
prepared foods is greater than 75% of its sales of
all food and food ingredients, all of the retailer's
sales of food and food ingredients are sales of
prepared food (taxable) 
if utensils are made
available by the retailer to the purchaser
.
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What is the 75% Test?
Exception: 
If the item contains 4 or more
servings packaged as 1 item and sold for a single
price, that item is not prepared food (unless it
meets any of Tests 1 – 4).
Serving sizes are based on the information contained on
the label of each item sold, except that if the item does not
contain a label, the serving size is based on the retailer’s
reasonable determination.
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What is the 75% Test?
If utensils are not made available by the retailer
to the purchaser
, the items listed as exceptions
in Tests 5 and 6 are not prepared food (unless
they meet one of the tests in Test 1 – 4).
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Prepared Food Example 1
Grocery's bakery department makes donuts
The donuts are sold for $0.75 each
The donuts are not sold heated
The grocery store/bakery's customary practice is not to
give or hand a utensil to its customers with donuts
Plates, bowls, glasses, or cups are not necessary to
receive the donut
The grocery store's sales of prepared foods are less
than 75%
The donut is not a prepared food and is not subject to
sales tax
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Prepared Food Example 2
Grocery's deli department prepares and sells cold, ready-
to-eat sandwiches
The sandwiches are sold for $3.25 each
The deli mixes or combines 2 or more ingredients for sale
as a single item
The sandwiches are not sold by weight or volume
The sandwich is not a bakery item
The deli does more than slice, repackage, or pasteurize the
sandwich ingredients
The sandwich does not contain egg, fish, meat, or poultry
or any food containing them in raw form which requires
further cooking to prevent food-borne illnesses
The sandwich is a prepared food and is subject to sales tax
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Additional Training for Grocers
Part 1 – Sales by Grocers
Part 2 - Sales of Candy, Soft
Drinks, and Dietary Supplements
Part 4 - Preparing for an Audit
23
Contact 
DOR
 if you have questions
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Customer Service Bureau
PO Box 8949, MS 5-77
Madison, WI 53708-8949
Phone: (608) 266-2776
Email: 
DORSalesandUse@wisconsin.gov
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  1. Sales and Use Tax Training for Grocers Part 3 Wisconsin Department of Revenue April 2017 1

  2. Topics of Discussion Sales of Prepared Foods Prepared Food Flow Chart 2

  3. Additional Training for Grocers Part 1 Sales by Grocers Part 2 - Sales of Candy, Soft Drinks, and Dietary Supplements Part 4 - Preparing for an Audit 3

  4. Sales of Prepared Foods 4

  5. Exemption for Food and Food Ingredients The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of food and food ingredients, except: Candy (see Part 2) Soft drinks (see Part 2) Dietary supplements (see Part 2) Prepared food 5

  6. Food and Food Ingredient A substance in liquid, concentrated, solid, frozen, dried, or dehydrated form, that is sold for ingestion, or for chewing, by humans and that is ingested or chewed for its taste or nutritional value does not include alcoholic beverages or tobacco. 6

  7. Food and Food Ingredient Food and food ingredients include beverages, but not alcoholic beverages (0.5% or more alcohol by volume). Alcoholic beverages are taxable. 7

  8. Prepared Food Most restaurant sales are taxable as prepared food. Most grocery store sales are not prepared foods, although some are likely to be prepared food. 8

  9. Step 1 - Prepared Food Includes Test 1: Food or food ingredient sold in a heated state (above room temp). Hot coffee Rotisserie chicken Burgers, hot dogs, French fries, pizza If customer places unheated item in microwave and heats, the item is not sold in a heated state. 9

  10. Step 1 - Prepared Food Includes Test 2: It is the retailer's customary practice to physically give or hand customer a utensil with the item ("utensil" includes napkins, cups, spoons, straws, forks, knives, plates, bowls, and glasses). Retailer gives customer a straw with a bottle of water Retailer gives customer a napkin with a doughnut Still "prepared food," even if customer doesn't take utensil. Making utensils available is not the same as physically giving or handing a utensil to customer with food (e.g., napkin dispenser). 10

  11. Step 1 - Prepared Food Includes Test 3: When plates, bowls, glasses, or cups necessary to receive the item are made available to customer. Customer gets milk from a dispenser and cups are available (cup necessary to receive, even if customer brings his own cup) Retailer or customer scoops ice cream into a bowl 11

  12. Step 1 - Prepared Food Includes Test 4: Package contains a utensil placed in it by someone (nonmanufacturer) other than the retailer. Food wholesaler puts a fork in a container of sliced fruit; wholesaler sells container to retailer; retailer's sale to customer is a sale of "prepared food" 12

  13. Step 2 - Prepared Food Includes Test 5: Food and food ingredients that were previously heated by the retailer, but sold in unheated state, if the retailer mixed or combined 2 or more ingredients and sold as a single item. Exception: Go to the 75% test, if any of the following: Retailer's primary NAICS code is manufacturing (but not a bakery or tortilla manufacturer) OR Item is sold by weight or volume OR Item sold is a bakery item 13

  14. What is the 75% Test? If food or food ingredient meets any of Tests 1- 4, it is prepared food (taxable). If food or food ingredient meets any of Tests 5 - 6, it is prepared food (taxable), unless one of the exceptions apply. If an exception applies, we must use the 75% test. 14

  15. What is the 75% Test? The 75% is calculated as follows: retailer's sales of certain prepared food retailer's sales of all food and food ingredients 15

  16. Step 2 - Prepared Food Includes Test 5: Food and food ingredients that were previously heated by the retailer, but sold in unheated state, if the retailer mixed or combined 2 or more ingredients and sold as a single item. Exception: Go to the 75% test, if any of the following: Retailer's primary NAICS code is manufacturing (but not a bakery or tortilla manufacturer) OR Item is sold by weight or volume OR Item sold is a bakery item 16

  17. Step 2 - Prepared Food Includes Test 6: When the retailer did not previously heat the food and food ingredients, but mixed or combined 2 or more ingredients and sold as a single item. Exception: Go to the 75% test, if any of the following: Retailer's primary NAICS code is manufacturing (but not a bakery or tortilla manufacturer) OR Item is sold by weight or volume OR Item sold is a bakery item OR Retailer only slices, repackages, or pasteurizes item OR Item contains meat, fish, egg, or poultry in raw form that requires cooking by the consumer 17

  18. What is the 75% Test? 75% Test: If the retailer's sales of certain prepared foods is greater than 75% of its sales of all food and food ingredients, all of the retailer's sales of food and food ingredients are sales of prepared food (taxable) if utensils are made available by the retailer to the purchaser. 18

  19. What is the 75% Test? Exception: If the item contains 4 or more servings packaged as 1 item and sold for a single price, that item is not prepared food (unless it meets any of Tests 1 4). Serving sizes are based on the information contained on the label of each item sold, except that if the item does not contain a label, the serving size is based on the retailer s reasonable determination. 19

  20. What is the 75% Test? If utensils are not made available by the retailer to the purchaser, the items listed as exceptions in Tests 5 and 6 are not prepared food (unless they meet one of the tests in Test 1 4). 20

  21. Prepared Food Example 1 Grocery's bakery department makes donuts The donuts are sold for $0.75 each The donuts are not sold heated The grocery store/bakery's customary practice is not to give or hand a utensil to its customers with donuts Plates, bowls, glasses, or cups are not necessary to receive the donut The grocery store's sales of prepared foods are less than 75% The donut is not a prepared food and is not subject to sales tax 21

  22. Prepared Food Example 2 Grocery's deli department prepares and sells cold, ready- to-eat sandwiches The sandwiches are sold for $3.25 each The deli mixes or combines 2 or more ingredients for sale as a single item The sandwiches are not sold by weight or volume The sandwich is not a bakery item The deli does more than slice, repackage, or pasteurize the sandwich ingredients The sandwich does not contain egg, fish, meat, or poultry or any food containing them in raw form which requires further cooking to prevent food-borne illnesses The sandwich is a prepared food and is subject to sales tax 22

  23. Additional Training for Grocers Part 1 Sales by Grocers Part 2 - Sales of Candy, Soft Drinks, and Dietary Supplements Part 4 - Preparing for an Audit 23

  24. Contact DOR if you have questions WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Customer Service Bureau PO Box 8949, MS 5-77 Madison, WI 53708-8949 Phone: (608) 266-2776 Email: DORSalesandUse@wisconsin.gov 24

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