Grocery stores and convenience stores not only sell food products, they also sell a wide variety of other items and services – some of them taxable, and others nontaxable. For example, flour, sugar, bread, milk, eggs, fruits, vegetables and similar groceries (food products) are not subject to Texas sales and use tax.
Texas also provides sales tax exemptions on contractor labor when the real property repair or improvement is for a certain purpose. For example, Texas exempts labor charges to repair nonresidential property damaged by a declared natural disaster.
When we send a lump-sum payment directly to you, it is subject to a mandatory 20% federal withholding tax rate in the year you receive the payment. This withholding will be reported to the IRS and credited toward any income tax you may owe.
Repair, Restore, or Remodel Services: These are taxable services in Texas under Rule 3.357(b)(2) and contractors must obtain a sales tax permit to collect owed tax from customers and remit it to the state.
Services such as shoe shining or repair, appliance repair, furniture refurbishing or upholstering, jewelry repair or cleaning and dog grooming are taxable. See Rule 3.292, Repair, Remodeling, Maintenance, and Restoration of Tangible Personal Property.