New York Lawmaker Floats a Scrooge Tax on Online Shopping
Just in time for the holidays, one lawmaker wants to tax New York City residents $3 for every package they order online, excluding food and medicine
3 min readHow does New York’s tax code compare? New York has a graduated individual income tax, with rates ranging from 4.00 percent to 10.90 percent. There are also jurisdictions that collect local income taxes. New York has a 6.50 percent to 7.25 percent corporate income tax rate. New York has a 4.00 percent state sales tax rate, a max local sales tax rate of 4.875 percent, and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 8.52 percent. New York’s tax system ranks 49th overall on our 2023 State Business Tax Climate Index.
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Just in time for the holidays, one lawmaker wants to tax New York City residents $3 for every package they order online, excluding food and medicine
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