Blue moon of the December 2009 lunar eclipse. A blue moon is an additional full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year: either the third of four full moons in a season, or a second full moon in a month of the common calendar.
New Tennessee Food Tax Rate. Tennessee state officials want businesses selling food to start preparing for reduced rates of sales and use tax. Effective July 1st, those tax rates on sales of food and food ingredients will be cut to 5.25%, down from 5.5%. Local sales and use tax rates may be added. According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, changes to cash registers and accounting systems should be completed by that date.
Food Tax Rebate Program for Tennessee. A food tax rebate program has three major advantages for Tennessee: Â¾ Targets assistance where it is most needed. Â¾ Maintains the stability of the food tax in the sales tax base. Â¾ Improves sales tax equity. The major features of this program are: Â¾ Target assistance to the working poor and the elderly poor.