Taxes in Massachusetts

Individual Taxes Business Taxes Sales Taxes Property Taxes

Top Individual Income Tax Rate

5.10%

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State and Local Individual Income Tax Collections per Capita

$1961

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State and Local Tax Burden

10.3%

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Tax Freedom Day

May 5

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Top Corporate Income Tax Rate

8.00%

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State Business Tax Climate Index Ranking

27

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State Sales Tax Rate

6.25%

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Combined State and Average Local Sales Tax Rate

6.25%

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State and Local General Sales Tax Collections per Capita

$817

State Gasoline Tax Rate (cents per gallon)

40.44¢

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State Cigarette Tax Rate (dollars per 20-pack)

$3.51

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Property Taxes Paid as a Percentage of Owner-Occupied Housing Value

1.13%

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State and Local Property Tax Collections Per Capita

$2181

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December 1, 2016

Lunch Links: Sen. Blumenthal Calls for Simplifying Tax on Business Travelers; Massachusetts Girding for 2018 Income Tax Boost; Maryland Legislators Warned about Revenue Gap

October 27, 2016

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October 18, 2016

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October 6, 2016

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September 21, 2016

Lunch Links: Gov. Christie Faces Deadline on NJ-PA Reciprocity Agreement; Look to Philly for Most Tax Incentives of Any Major City; Massachusetts Revenue Growth Fails to Trigger Income Tax Reduction

September 2, 2016

Lunch Links: Clinton Backs Standard Deduction for Small Business; Oregon Raises Estimates on Revenue from Marijuana Taxes; Corporate Tax Cut in Chad Leaves U.S. Rate Third Highest Overall in the World

August 23, 2016

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August 22, 2016

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August 10, 2016

Lunch Links: Clinton on Taxes in Acceptance Speech; Vancouver Tax on Foreign Buyers; Louisiana Runs Out of Film Credit Money

July 29, 2016

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July 26, 2016

Lunch Links: Massachusetts Marijuana Initiative Gets Clarification; Alabama Starts Tax Amnesty; Why Arizona Sales Tax is High

July 8, 2016

Lunch Links: House Tax Plan; Marijuana in Massachusetts; and yes Brexit

June 24, 2016

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June 22, 2016

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Personal and Sales Taxes

Business Taxes

Excise Taxes

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Taxes in Massachusetts

5.10%

$1961

10.3%

May 5

8.00%

27

6.25%

6.25%

$817

40.44¢

$3.51

1.13%

$2181

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Lunch Links: Clinton on Taxes in Acceptance Speech; Vancouver Tax on Foreign Buyers; Louisiana Runs Out of Film Credit Money

Lunch Links: South Dakota Internet Tax Court Filings; Time for Nebraska Tax Reform; Sales Tax Holidays Coming Up

Lunch Links: Massachusetts Marijuana Initiative Gets Clarification; Alabama Starts Tax Amnesty; Why Arizona Sales Tax is High

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