Center for State Tax Policy

The Tax Foundation’s Center for State Tax Policy produces and markets timely and high-quality data, research, and analysis on state fiscal issues that influence the debate toward economically principled tax policies.

Our experts are routinely relied upon for presentations, testimony, and media appearances on state tax and fiscal policy, and our website is a comprehensive resource for information on tax and spending policy in each U.S. state. For information on your state, click on the map to the right.

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Major Publications

Featured Research

America’s Progressive Tax and Transfer System: Federal, State, and Local Tax and Transfer Distributions

March 30, 2023

Close to Home: A Short Guide to Property Taxes

March 27, 2023

Facts & Figures 2023: How Does Your State Compare?

March 23, 2023

Does Your State Have a Gross Receipts Tax?

March 7, 2023

Sources of U.S. Tax Revenue by Tax Type

February 27, 2023

Local Income Taxes: A Primer

February 23, 2023


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Alabama Tax Tribunal Says Out-of-State Workers Owe Income Taxes

March 31, 2023

America’s Progressive Tax and Transfer System: Federal, State, and Local Tax and Transfer Distributions

March 30, 2023

Washington Supreme Court Affirms Capital Gains Tax and Invites Challenge to Broader Income Tax Restrictions

March 29, 2023

Mississippi’s Capital Improvement Plan Leads in the South and Nationwide

March 28, 2023

Close to Home: A Short Guide to Property Taxes

March 27, 2023

Facts & Figures 2023: How Does Your State Compare?

March 23, 2023

Vermont Tobacco Flavor Ban Would Cost Nearly $16 Million Per Year

March 22, 2023

Does Your State Levy a Capital Stock Tax?

March 21, 2023

New Mexico’s Omnibus Tax Bill

March 17, 2023

Kentucky Should Refrain from Expanding Its Taxation of Business Inputs

March 15, 2023

Oklahoma Lawmakers’ Tax Reform Plan Would Put State in Top 10

March 14, 2023

Positive Tax Reforms in Massachusetts Budget Proposal Have Broader Implications

March 13, 2023

Analyzing the Kansas Senate’s Proposed Tax Changes

March 10, 2023

Does Your State Have a Gross Receipts Tax?

March 7, 2023

North Dakota’s Path to a Flat Individual Income Tax

March 2, 2023

West Virginia Lawmakers Reach Deal on Tax Relief

March 1, 2023

Sources of U.S. Tax Revenue by Tax Type

February 27, 2023

Cities Want to Tax Streaming Video Services, but They’re Not Sure Why

February 27, 2023

California Flavored Tobacco Ban May Cost More than $300 Million in First Year

February 24, 2023

Tennessee Looking Toward Pro-Growth Change in 2023

February 23, 2023