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Rhode Island Sales Tax on Food and Meals Rhode Island: Sales Tax Handbook

Rhode Island:

Are Food and Meals subject to sales tax?

While Rhode Island's sales tax generally applies to most transactions, certain items have special treatment in many states when it comes to sales taxes. This page describes the taxability of food and meals in Rhode Island, including catering and grocery food. To learn more, see a full list of taxable and tax-exempt items in Rhode Island.

Catering
TAXABLE
Sales of catering are subject to sales tax in Rhode Island.
Grocery Food
EXEMPT
Sales of grocery food are exempt from the sales tax in Rhode Island.

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