How have states structured their tax systems to be competitive? Since 2003, we have produced the State Business Tax Climate Index, which compares over 100 variables and add the results to an overall ranking. The study allows comparisons between states and provides a roadmap for moving a state toward better tax policy. This week, our various PDF files of the annual Index reports hit 1 million downloads: Year Index Report Downloads 2006 12,673 2007 37,435 2008 54,357 2009 247,815 2010 459,564 2011 to date 188,825 Total 1,000,669 To check out the findings of the current 2011 State Business Tax Climate Index, click here.
