Living in the Land of Unicorns and Rainbows

[EmptyTimCup]

UFB ....

Living in the Land of Unicorns and Rainbows

Incidentally, that sales tax is often more than six percent since Maryland, unlike many states, rounds up to the next highest penny even if the calculated tax shows less than half a penny is owed.

For example, if you pay $1.01 for an item, 6% of that is 6.06 cents. In Maryland, however, you're going to pay 7 cents on that item because they round up to the next penny if the amount is higher than a round number, no matter how much higher. The state comptroller's office estimates this "new math" nets the state an extra $18 million a year. That must be how they do accounting in fantasy land; I assure you, that's not how they taught us to round up in our elementary school math class.

[chernmax (Premo)]

Maryland State Motto:

If you can dream it, we can tax it!!!

[Pushrod]

...and most people in Maryland will never know this. Sad.