Food & Beverage Tax

A 5% Food and Beverage tax begins on January 1, 2022 for the Businesses in the county excluding the incorporated towns that already impose the tax. The tax shall be due the 20th of every month starting the 20th of February for the month of January 2022.

The Food and Beverage Tax, also called the Meals Tax, is 5% on all prepared food and beverages, including alcoholic beverages, purchased in or from a food establishment, including but not limited to, any restaurant, dining room, grill, coffee shop, cafeteria, cafe, snack bar, lunch counter, convenience store, theater, delicatessen, confectionary, bakery, eatery, drugstore, ice cream/yogurt shop, lunch wagon or truck, pushcart, or other mobile facility from which food is sold, public or private club, resort, bar, lounge, or other similar establishments, public or private. The business must register with this office, collect the tax and report and remit the tax on or before the 20th of the month following the month of collection, if the tax is not paid by the due date, a penalty and interest will be imposed.

The Food and Beverage Tax Ordinance for Accomack County is Chapter 82, Article VIII Section 82-400