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'God is Dead': Tax-dodging stuffed bagel branded a 'crime against nature'

New York baker H&H came up with the ploy to dodge NY sandwich taxes with a pre-prepared schmear

April 18, 2023 16:15
Tax bagel
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From creative accounting to bases in tax havens, plots to avoid paying tax are as creative as they are numerous. But one New York bakery has taken their desire to dodge tax to new heights by creating a cream cheese stuffed bagel.

H&H bagels, a widely known chain in the city, has announced the launch of their 'tax free bagel', a regular bagel pre-stuffed with cream cheese to avoid what they call the city's 'outrageous' tax on sandwiches.

In New York, customers at bakeries, cafes and restaurants have to pay an 8.875 per cent sales tax on 'prepared sandwiches', which includes all bagels that have been schmeared or spread with any form of topping.

To avoid this sneaky sandwich-based levy, H&H and Philadelphia created the stuffed bagel, which is ready to eat and does not need to be cut in-store, allowing them to sell it as an unprepared bread product.