Dining out, what is 15.9% tax?

R75MM

Hi folks,
I purchased a meal in the food hall in Liffey Valley SC today from one of the large fast food chains. I'm not sure if I'm allowed post the name of it so I won't but the bill read like this:

Regular box meal €9
-Food and drink items listed under this with no charges
-Drink was a Pepsi max (sugar free)

Tax 15.9% = €1.23
Take out €0.00
Total paid: €9 (cash)

What is this included 15.9% tax?

Thanks,
R7

sidcon

R75MM wrote: »

Hi folks,
I purchased a meal in the food hall in Liffey Valley SC today from one of the large fast food chains. I'm not sure if I'm allowed post the name of it so I won't but the bill read like this:

Regular box meal €9
-Food and drink items listed under this with no charges
-Drink was a Pepsi max (sugar free)

Tax 15.9% = €1.23
Take out €0.00
Total paid: €9 (cash)

What is this included 15.9% tax?

Thanks,
R7

No such tax, 0,9,13.5 and 23 are the irish rates with 23 to change to 21 on 1st of Sept for 6 months

L1011

sidcon wrote: »

No such tax, 0,9,13.5 and 23 are the irish rates with 23 to change to 21 on 1st of Sept for 6 months

There is a method to work out the VAT rate for meal deals which contain a mix of 23%, 13.5% or 0% products.

So this is VAT, nothing else.

spurious

Was it a 'combination meal'?
From Revenue
4.3 Combination meal deals
Meals of this type, also commonly referred to as "value meals", consist of items
liable at different rates of VAT, typically being hot food liable at the reduced rate
together with a soft drink liable at the standard rate, which are sold together for a
single consideration, usually at a discount. Such a discount should be applied to all
the items of the meal at their appropriate rates of VAT. Please see multiple supply,
mixed supplies of goods and services and guidance on Cash Registers Records
/electronic point of sale (EPOS) for further information and examples.

Could it have been a mix of rates?

R75MM

Thanks all, query answered