I am torn about this because it may be a trivial matter, but it kind of burns me up a little any way. I normally don't pay close attention to how much sales tax I am charged, but I have noticed that 2 different local restaurants seem to be overcharging for sales tax. I think it is a scam so they can skim a few cents off of each transaction and pocket the excess money. The amount of the overcharge is only about 1% of the sales amount, but I guess it adds up to a large sum of money over numerous transactions. These two restaurants are not under common ownership, but coincidentally, both sell Greek/Mediterranean fast food. I didn't say anything at the time of the purchase because I wasn't sure until later when I had a chance to look at the math carefully. Also, the sales tax rate here has increased twice in the past couple of years and has also been lowered on some food purchases, so it is a little confusing to remember what the correct rate is. Even so, there is no justification for rates as high as I have been charged.
I have thought about reporting it to the state revenue office as fraud, but I have a strong feeling that nothing at all would be done about it. What do you think? Should I do something and if so, what? Or is this just an insignificant math error and should I forget about it?
By the way, I am not a regular customer at these restaurants and thanks for your opinion.
I have thought about reporting it to the state revenue office as fraud, but I have a strong feeling that nothing at all would be done about it. What do you think? Should I do something and if so, what? Or is this just an insignificant math error and should I forget about it?
By the way, I am not a regular customer at these restaurants and thanks for your opinion.