Taxes in New York

Individual Taxes Business Taxes Sales Taxes Property Taxes

Top Individual Income Tax Rate

8.82%

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State and Local Individual Income Tax Collections per Capita

$2699

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State and Local Tax Burden

12.7%

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Tax Freedom Day

May 11

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Top Corporate Income Tax Rate

6.50%

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State Business Tax Climate Index Ranking

49

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State Sales Tax Rate

4.00%

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Average Local Sales Tax Rate

4.49%

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Combined State and Average Local Sales Tax Rate

8.49%

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State and Local General Sales Tax Collections per Capita

$1390

State Gasoline Tax Rate (cents per gallon)

43.88¢

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State Cigarette Tax Rate (dollars per 20-pack)

$4.35

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

1.38%

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State and Local Property Tax Collections Per Capita

$2581

Is the State and Local Tax Deduction in Place to Protect Against Double Taxation?

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November 8, 2016

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November 7, 2016

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November 3, 2016

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October 27, 2016

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October 24, 2016

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September 28, 2016

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August 19, 2016

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August 18, 2016

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August 11, 2016

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August 2, 2016

Lunch Links: Trump on Imports Tax Rate; Judge Says Bitcoin Not Money; The Onion on San Francisco’s Tech Tax

July 28, 2016

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July 14, 2016

Lunch Links: New York City Gives Tax Credits to the Dead; Why New Jersey is Out of Road Money; Nebraska Taxreformus Pokemon

July 11, 2016

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July 8, 2016

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June 21, 2016

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June 7, 2016

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May 26, 2016

Individual and Consumption Taxes

Business Taxes

Taxes and the Economy

Major Publications

Personal and Sales Taxes

Business Taxes

Excise Taxes

Major Publications

Taxes in New York

8.82%

$2699

12.7%

May 11

6.50%

49

4.00%

4.49%

8.49%

$1390

43.88¢

$4.35

1.38%

$2581

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