Facts & Figures 2024: How Does Your State Compare?
Facts & Figures serves as a one-stop state tax data resource that compares all 50 states on over 40 measures of tax rates, collections, burdens, and more.
2 min readHow does Nevada’s tax code compare? Nevada does not have an individual income tax. Nevada does not have a corporate income tax but does levy a state gross receipts tax. Nevada has a 6.85 percent state sales tax rate and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 8.24 percent. Nevada has a 0.44 percent effective property tax rate on owner-occupied housing value.
Nevada does not have an estate tax or inheritance tax. Nevada has a 23.81 cents per gallon gas tax rate and a $1.80 cigarette excise tax rate. The State of Nevada collects $5,080 in state and local tax collections per capita. Nevada has $8,925 in state and local debt per capita and has an 82 percent funded ratio of public pension plans. Overall, Nevada’s tax system ranks 7th on our 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index.
Each state’s tax code is a multifaceted system with many moving parts, and Nevada is no exception. The first step towards understanding Nevada’s tax code is knowing the basics. How does Nevada collect tax revenue? Click the tabs below to learn more! You can also explore our state tax maps, which are compiled from our annual publication, Facts & Figures 2024: How Does Your State Compare?
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SubscribeFacts & Figures serves as a one-stop state tax data resource that compares all 50 states on over 40 measures of tax rates, collections, burdens, and more.
2 min readIn recognition of the fact that there are better and worse ways to raise revenue, our Index focuses on how state tax revenue is raised, not how much. The rankings, therefore, reflect how well states structure their tax systems.
111 min readTax burdens rose across the country as pandemic-era economic changes caused taxable income, activities, and property values to rise faster than net national product. Tax burdens in 2020, 2021, and 2022 are all higher than in any other year since 1978.
24 min readIndividual income taxes are a major source of state government revenue, accounting for more than a third of state tax collections. How do income taxes compare in your state?
8 min readGraduated corporate rates are inequitable—that is, the size of a corporation bears no necessary relation to the income levels of the owners.
7 min readRetail sales taxes are an essential part of most states’ revenue toolkits, responsible for 32 percent of state tax collections and 13 percent of local tax collections (24 percent of combined collections).
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