Comments on: McDonalds charging a “dine-in tax”

By: mario

mario — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:44:17 +0000

every mcdonalds in the united states charges this tax…so do other competitoirs.(i work at a mcdonalds and have worked at other restaurants) the tax is used to pay for paper to wrap the burgers and boxes. it is alos used to pay the employess however they dont charge for take out. the general idea is if they dont make a mess we dont have to pay anyone to clean it…

By: Ajee

Ajee — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:17:18 +0000

The take in tax and the take out tax are the same. It’s just how they know where to put your food, in a bag or on a tray.

By: betty wiech

betty wiech — Wed, 30 May 2007 17:19:41 +0000

not only does mcdonalds have a dine in tax, they also have a take out tax. my husband and i have frequented mcdonalds once a week and just the other day we took our grandaughter there, bought three happymeals, and notice on the recipt, it had a .57 eat in tax. a few days later we once again took our grand daughter, bought a #1 and two happy meals, to go and went to the park. then i noticed a .92 cent take out charge. the tax goes by how much you spend. unbelivable. we never noticed it before now. i wonder how many people actually look at their recipts?

By: Jean

Jean — Mon, 28 May 2007 13:42:38 +0000

I just noticed this at the McDonalds in Tonawanda, NY (Buffalo area). I got a large coke and a breakfast sandwich and they charged 32cents as a “dine-in tax”. Taco Bell, however, did not charge such a thing.

By: kyjojo

kyjojo — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:31:58 +0000

I have contacted state officials in Ky and they stated the tax must be a local tax because it wasn’t a state tax. I contacted local and they stated it was a state tax. Really confused on who is collecting this so called tax.

By: Luis

Luis — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:31:23 +0000

I live in Texas… Just noticed there is a Take out tax..how long has this been going on???

By: Terri

Terri — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:10:15 +0000

I am in Georgia and noticed this “tax” for the first time this morning at breakfast. I will be eating elsewhere from now on. I understand that if you try to avoid it by ordering take-out, they then call it a take-out tax. This is a McDonalds thing, not a valid tax.

By: kyjojo

kyjojo — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:34:15 +0000

A Northern Ky McDonalds also charges a eat in AND a take out tax. Does anyone know whether this is state or federal levy? Seems illegal for it just to be a McDonalds tax.