Ask Axios: Why did Black Cat Ice Cream charge tax on a gift card?

Hi! Welcome to our regular”Ask Axios” series, where we try to answer your questions related to the Des Moines metro.

Q: “My question that I’ve wanted to know the answer to for years: Why does Black Cat charge tax when you buy their gift cards?”

  • “A $10 gift card is $10.70. They have stated to me they don’t charge tax when you redeem the gift card, but they definitely do. Why? Please make it make sense?” — Kaci Kennedy

A: We decided to pursue this (delicious) investigation…

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