Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-6-337

  • Candy: means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts, or other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or pieces. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Food and food ingredients: means substances, whether in liquid, concentrated, solid, frozen, dried, or dehydrated form, that are sold for ingestion or chewing by humans and are consumed for their taste or nutritional value. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Prepared food: means :
    (i) Food sold in a heated state or heated by the seller. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Sale: includes the furnishing of any of the things or services taxable under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Use: means and includes the exercise of any right or power over tangible personal property incident to the ownership thereof, except that it does not include the sale at retail of that property in the regular course of business. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102

There are exempt from the tax imposed by this chapter all sales for which the consideration given is food stamps, food coupons or for which an electronic debit card or other electronic benefits transfer system is used or that utilizes such other means as the department of human services may approve, and which cards, systems or other means may be issued, authorized or used by the department or the federal government, their agents or contractors to assist persons, on a means-tested basis, to purchase eligible food and food ingredients, prepared food, candy and dietary supplements in accordance with the laws and regulations issued by the federal government pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1964 ( 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.), or the department pursuant to title 71, chapter 5, part 3, or in accordance with any other current enabling legislation or subsequent enabling legislation or regulations authorizing issuance of food coupons, food stamps or the use of any electronics benefits transfer process, including, but not limited to, the use of any electronic debit card system or other system that the department may approve. If any other consideration other than that provided for in this section is used in any sale, that portion of the sale shall be fully taxable.