Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Combined State And Federal Cell Phone Tax Exceeds 20 Percent In 7 States

Posted by Milton Recht:

From Tax Foundation, "State and Local Governments Impose Hefty Taxes on Cell Phone Consumers" by Joseph Henchman and Scott Drenkard:

State
State-Local Rate
Combined Federal-State-Local Rate
Rank
U.S. Simple Average 
10.15%
15.97%
 
U.S. Weighted Average
11.36%
17.18%
 
Source: Scott Mackey, KSE Partners, LLP, based on Methodology from Council on State Taxation, 50-State Study and Report on Telecommunications Taxation, May 2005.
Notes: The federal rate on wireless service is 5.82 percent. D.C. rank given for information purposes only and does not affect other ranks.
Nebraska    
18.67%
24.49%
1
Washington   
18.62%
24.44%
2
New York    
17.85%
23.67%
3
Florida    
16.59%
22.41%
4
Illinois    
15.94%
21.76%
5
Rhode Island   
14.68%
20.50%
6
Missouri    
14.29%
20.11%
7

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