Tennessee HB1469 amends food tax laws, imposing a 4% tax on retail food sales while exempting SNAP purchases.
Tennessee HB1469 amends the state's tax code to impose a 4% tax on the retail sale of food and food ingredients for human consumption. However, it exempts food and food ingredients purchased with an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card by recipients of the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits from this tax. This change takes effect on July 1, 2026.
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