Exempt isn't exempt from B&O, and a service grocers pay for
Exempt food still counts for retailing B and O and the litter tax (WAC 458-20-244(1), RCW 82.19.020); Dana and Rory say a grocer needs a bookkeeper who gets the many tax rules in one basket, and that it shouldn't be done by hand. Rory's voice is AI-generated from his recordings.
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Sal And exempt from sales tax isn't exempt from B and O. Every retail sale still counts for retailing B and O, and food, groceries and soft drinks count for the litter tax.
Dana One basket, several tax rules. A grocer needs a bookkeeper who gets it, and that is a service they will pay for.
Rory Grocers run on thin margins and long hours. Their bookkeeper shouldn't be doing this by hand.