Taxes in Massachusetts

Each state’s tax code is a multifaceted system with many moving parts, and Massachusetts is no exception. The first step towards understanding Massachusetts’s tax code is knowing the basics.

How does Massachusetts rank? Below, we have highlighted a number of tax rates, ranks, and measures detailing Massachusetts’s income tax, business tax, sales tax, and property tax systems. Click the tabs below to explore!

Top Rates in Each State Under Joe Biden’s Tax Plan

New Census Data Shows States Beat Revenue Expectations in FY 2020

Massachusetts Ban of Flavored Cigarettes Is Getting Expensive

April 17th Morning State Tax Update

A Visual Guide to Unemployment Benefit Claims

March 27th Afternoon State Tax Update

March 27th Morning State Tax Update

Massachusetts House Proposes Doubling Down on Worst Features of State Corporate Excise Tax to Fund Transportation

Facts and Figures 2020: How Does Your State Compare?

Reforming Massachusetts Corporate Excise Tax for S Corporations

Massachusetts Should Create a More Neutral, Competitive Corporate Excise Tax

Tax Trends at the Dawn of 2020

Massachusetts State House to Vote on Taxing Vaping and Banning Flavors

Testimony: Massachusetts Options for Corporate Tax Reform

Sales Tax Holidays: Politically Expedient but Poor Tax Policy, 2019

State Tax Changes as of July 1, 2019

Millionaires’ Tax Take Two: Massachusetts legislature moves forward Millionaires’ Tax

Facts and Figures 2019: How Does Your State Compare?

Massachusetts Income Tax Increase Not on November Ballot

2019 State Business Tax Climate Index