Does Your State Have a Sales Tax Holiday?
However well-intended they may be, sales tax holidays remain the same as they always have been—ineffective and inefficient.
4 min readHow does Vermont’s tax code compare? Vermont has a graduated state individual income tax, with rates ranging from 3.35 percent to 8.75 percent. Vermont has a graduated corporate income tax, with rates ranging from 6.0 percent to 8.5 percent. Vermont also has a 6.00 percent state sales tax rate and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 6.36 percent. Vermont has a 1.56 percent effective property tax rate on owner-occupied housing value.
Vermont has an estate tax. Vermont has a 32.61 cents per gallon gas tax rate and a $3.08 cigarette excise tax rate. The State of Vermont collects $7,527 in state and local tax collections per capita. Vermont has $7,299 in state and local debt per capita and has a 63 percent funded ratio of public pension plans. Overall, Vermont’s tax system ranks 43rd on our 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index.
Each state’s tax code is a multifaceted system with many moving parts, and Vermont is no exception. The first step towards understanding Vermont’s tax code is knowing the basics. How does Vermont 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?
However well-intended they may be, sales tax holidays remain the same as they always have been—ineffective and inefficient.
4 min readCompare the latest 2023 sales tax rates as of July 1st. Sales tax rate differentials can induce consumers to shop across borders or buy products online.
8 min readTaxes are the single most expensive ingredient in beer, costing more than the labor and raw materials combined.
3 min readOf all alcoholic beverages subject to taxation, stiff drinks—and all distilled spirits—face the stiffest tax rates. Like many excise taxes, the treatment of distilled spirits varies widely across the states.
4 min readStates are in a better position to attract business investment when they maintain competitive real property tax rates and avoid harmful taxes on tangible personal property, intangible property, wealth, and asset transfers.
3 min readIn the United States, tobacco is taxed at both the federal and state and sometimes even local levels. These layers of taxes often result in very high levels of taxation—the highest of any consumer item. The retail price of cigarettes, for instance, is more than 40 percent taxes on average. In some states, like Minnesota and New York, more than 50 percent of the price paid by consumers comes from taxes.
2 min readAn ideal sales tax applies to a broad base of final consumer goods and services, with few exemptions, and is levied at a low rate.
5 min readIndividual income tax rates can influence location decision-making, especially in an era of enhanced mobility, where it is easier for individuals to move without jeopardizing their current job, or without limiting the scope of their search for a new one.
5 min readRecreational marijuana taxation is one of the hottest policy issues in the U.S. Currently, 21 states have implemented legislation to legalize and tax recreational marijuana sales.
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