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 Utah’s tax code compare? Utah has a flat 4.55 percent individual income tax rate. Utah has a 4.55 percent corporate income tax rate. Utah also has a 6.10 percent state sales tax rate and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 7.25 percent. Utah has a 0.47 percent effective property tax rate on owner-occupied housing value.
Utah does not have an estate tax or inheritance tax. Utah has a 37.15 cents per gallon gas tax rate and a $1.70 cigarette excise tax rate. The State of Utah collects $5,616 in state and local tax collections per capita. Utah has $6,583 in state and local debt per capita and has a 107 percent funded ratio of public pension plans. Overall, Utah’s tax system ranks 8th on our 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index.
Each state’s tax code is a multifaceted system with many moving parts, and Utah is no exception. The first step towards understanding Utah’s tax code is knowing the basics. How does Utah 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 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).
9 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 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 readGraduated corporate rates are inequitable—that is, the size of a corporation bears no necessary relation to the income levels of the owners.
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