National maps. Mostly put out by taxfoundation.org.
By Jared Walczak, Scott Drenkard of the Tax Foundation FISCAL FACT No. 515: State and Local Sales Tax Rates, Midyear 2016 (PDF) Key Findings Forty-five states and the District of Columbia collect statewide sales taxes. Local sales taxes are collected in 38 … Read More
By Jared Walczak of the Tax Foundation The share of infrastructure expenditures funded by tolls, user fees, and user taxes ranges from 14.3 percent in Alaska to 79.8 percent in Hawaii. Within the continental United States, Florida relies the most on dedicated … Read More
By Nicole Kaeding of the Tax Foundation Property taxes are an important tool to finance state and local governments. In fiscal year 2013, property taxes comprised 31.3 percent of all state and local tax collections, making it the largest source of state … Read More
By the Staff of the Tax Foundation Taxing marijuana presents new and unique challenges. That’s why we’ve released two studies that serve as guides for legislators, the media, and the public as to the state of marijuana taxation today and the … Read More
By Jared Walczak of the Tax Foundation Individual income taxes are the single largest source of state tax revenue in the United States, accounting for 36.5 percent of all state revenue in fiscal year 2014 despite the fact that nine states forego … Read More
[Editor’s Note: Hawaii drops to 42nd in economic outlook from 37th last year.] Rich States, Poor States, 9th Edition by Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, Jonathan Williams & Stephen Moore Introduction The 9th Edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State … Read More
By Scott Greenberg of the Tax Foundation Tax Freedom Day 2016 (PDF) Key Findings This year, Tax Freedom Day falls on April 24, or 114 days into the year (excluding Leap Day). Americans will pay $3.3 trillion in federal taxes and $1.6 … Read More
By Scott Drenkard of the Tax Foundation Tax treatment of beer varies widely across the U.S., ranging from a low of $0.02 per gallon in Wyoming to a high of $1.29 per gallon in Tennessee. Check out today’s map below to see … Read More
By Scott Drenkard, Nicole Kaeding of the Tax Foundation This week’s tax map shows state and local sales tax rates in each state as of January 1, 2016 and comes from our larger report on sales taxes released earlier today. … Read More
By Nicole Kaeding of the Tax Foundation States continue to grapple with the effects of falling fuel prices. Resource-heavy states, like Alaska, are particularly hard hit. Even states that do not produce gasoline are being affected. The lower fuel costs … Read More