Sales Tax vs Food Tax

This question applies for the state of UTAH

When we get requests for reimbursement I have always added the UT sales tax and the Food tax together and put it under the Utah Sales Tax category on the request. Today it came up as to whether that was the correct way. I have always thought of the taxes as both coming from the state. Another suggested that the food tax does not get put into that category.

So which is it?
Do we add up sales tax and food tax together and report it under Utah Sales Tax or do we only report the Sales tax and the local budget pays for the food tax?

My understanding is that those are both sales taxes, but the food portion is just taxed at a different percentage which is why they are listed separately. With that I would include them both.

According to the Utah State Tax Commission there is a tax for unprepared food, such as you would get at a grocery store, and a prepared food tax, such as you would get at a restaurant. Both are sales taxes, only the rates are different.

Thanks you for your answers. That is what I have always thought. Both are Utah sales taxes, just one is at a different rate.

The real question is which one(s) are refundable to charities. Because that's what the information is used for.

The form I was able to find only said "sales tax".

The tax being charged is a "statewide grocery food sales tax."