If I live in Alabama, do I have to pay taxes on food bought in Utah, if consumed in Utah?

[mhitchcock1056]

My husband and I went on our honeymoon in March and obviously bought and ate food and groceries. Do I have to pay a "use tax" on this?

[DoninGA]

No, there is no such "use tax" on food that is consumed.

[BillM223]

In addition to DoninGA's food answer (which sounds good to me), I believe that the general rule is that the use tax is for things that you buy from out of state but "consume/use" in your home state.

So, food and hotel services on your trip were used out of state, so "no use tax", but things ordered from your home through a service like Amazon to use at your home - "use tax yes" UNLESS Amazon collected sales taxes on your purchase - go check. 

Read this discussion of Use Tax by Cornell Law School.