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Originally Posted by RogerBW
Of course, adding tax to your nominal total at the point of sale, rather than having it included in the price on the label, is a fairly unusual practice in itself. In the UK it only happens in shops which sell to both VAT-rated and non-VAT-rated customers, which are quite rare (some office supplies vendors, for example), and even they usually have dual labels on each item.
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Whereas, in the US, the only products where tax is routinely included in list are petrol, alcohol, and tobacco. Most services also do not include taxes.
Likewise, pay scales are before taxes; take home on the check are reduced for state and federal witholding, unemployment, and Social Security.