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Not all candy is candy – at least for tax purposes

  • Written by Hayes Holderness, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Richmond
A convenience store worker hands out candy to trick-or-treaters on Halloween.AP Photo/Wong Maye-E

Halloween shoppers have many delicious decisions to make before trick-or-treaters show up at their doors. And in many states, those choices will change how much tax they pay.

In Illinois, for example, locals pay a higher state sales tax rate – 6.25...

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