The total bill would be $52.75 . If you have a final cost receipt and need to determine what portion of it is taxes: take the sales tax rate and add 1 to represent the total amount being charged.

According to Mass. state law if you make a return more than 90 days after purchase, the store does not have to return your sales tax, even if you have a receipt.

Many people think the most dangerous thing that can happen from a sales receipt is a paper cut, but the receipts can actually be far more hazardous than that, and even deadly. The issue stems from ...