Massachusetts Sales Tax on Meals Return

What are the changes to Massachusetts Form ST-MAB-4?

In Massachusetts, taxpayers will be asked to break out cash versus credit sales when reporting gross sales on the Sales Tax on Meals Return. New lines will be added to the Sales Tax on Meals Return (Form ST-MAB-4) to capture information. 

For customers in Massachusetts, a new "Payment Type Breakdown" tab has been added to the Accounting Overview report export which separates payment methods and different types of sales. To view this tab, you'll have to select the download button (down arrow) in the top-right corner of the page and open the spreadsheet file. In line with the state's published guidance in the Meals Tax FAQ, Toast applies the percentage of total payments for each payment type to the net sales for each sales category. 

Taxpayers are responsible for determining which of their sales categories qualify as meals, as well as determining which payment types fall under the Credit and Cash categories defined by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

For more details and guidance about the changes to Form ST-MAB-4 please visit mass.gov.