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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Ranking State Tax Systems: Corporate Taxes

November 22, 2022

What to Expect in a Post-Flat Tax Massachusetts

November 22, 2022

Do Unto Others: The Case for State Income Tax Reciprocity

November 16, 2022

States Inaugurate a Flat Tax Revolution

November 14, 2022

How High Are Taxes on Recreational Marijuana in Your State?

November 8, 2022

Maryland Court Strikes a Blow to Digital Advertising Taxes

November 7, 2022

The State Business Tax Climate Index Is Your Guide to Economic “Wins Above Replacement”

November 3, 2022

A Flat Tax in Wisconsin Can Deliver Tax Relief for Everyone

November 1, 2022

Cannabis Taxes Back on the Ballot in 2022

October 27, 2022

2023 State Business Tax Climate Index

October 25, 2022

State Tax Ballot Measures to Watch on Election Day 2022

October 24, 2022

Coloradans Could Lower Their Income Taxes This Fall

October 19, 2022

California Can’t Give Up Tax Increases

October 17, 2022

West Virginia Voters Will Determine the Scope of Potential State Tax Reform

October 12, 2022

How Do Taxes Affect Interstate Migration?

October 11, 2022

Tyreek Hill’s Tax Liability with Every NFL Franchise

October 4, 2022

Economic Implications of an Alaska Income Tax or Its Alternatives

October 4, 2022

Combined Federal and State Corporate Income Tax Rates in 2022

September 27, 2022

Doing Tax Policy at the Ballot Is Not for the Faint of Heart

September 22, 2022

Where Do People Pay the Most in Property Taxes?

September 13, 2022