+1. Knowing the rates is the easy part - knowing which rates apply to what items can be nearly impossible. Here in Minnesota I can buy two pizzas from national

+1. Knowing the rates is the easy part - knowing which rates apply to what items can be nearly impossible. Here in Minnesota I can buy two pizzas from national chains, one from Papa John's and one from Papa Murphy's. The one from Papa John's will be taxed, but the one from Papa Murphy's won't - it's uncooked, and falls into the untaxed "grocery" categorization. Tax laws are just weird.