# Do They Charge Tax On Food Stamp Purchases

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-charge-tax-on-food-stamp-purchases/513367>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 11, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-charge-tax-on-food-stamp-purchases/513367 "2009-10-11T02:11:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-charge-tax-on-food-stamp-purchases/513367/41 "2012-09-25T20:21:49Z")

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I’m in New Jersey, and when I had an EBT card, the taxes were not added to any purchases made for food or cash benefits. I saved about $300 in taxes that year.

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