Premium Cigar Taxes by State, 2024
Over 500 million premium cigars were sold in the United States in 2023. With each sale comes a complex tax landscape.
4 min readMichigan‘s tax system ranks 14th overall on the 2025 State Tax Competitiveness Index. Michigan’s tax code includes all major tax types and has traditionally ranked well on the Index. The state’s individual income tax is flat with a relatively low rate of 4.25 percent (temporarily reduced to 4.05 percent in 2023), along with a modest personal exemption. However, Michigan faces significant regional competition, as Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania all have lower state individual income tax rates, although all four states authorize localities to impose local income taxes.
Michigan has a flat 6 percent corporate income tax, which is higher than the national average. Unlike Ohio, the state does not impose a gross receipts tax and has no throwback rule or capital stock tax. However, the state does not offer full expensing, which could be an important element of future pro-growth reforms aimed at attracting capital-intensive businesses.
The state’s sales tax rate is 6 percent, lower than in all other Midwestern states except Wisconsin. Michigan does not authorize cities and counties to impose local option sales taxes, simplifying the consumption tax system compared to most other states.
Michigan’s property tax system is reasonably competitive with an average property tax burden. The state taxes tangible personal property but offers a generous de minimis exemption of $180,000, reducing compliance costs for small businesses. Michigan also does not impose estate, inheritance, or gift taxes, making it more attractive for high-net-worth individuals.
Category | Rank | Rank Change | Score |
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Overall | 14 | 0 | 5.49 |
Corporate Taxes | 9 | 1 | 5.69 |
Individual Income Taxes | 14 | 2 | 5.75 |
Sales Taxes | 12 | 2 | 5.40 |
Property Taxes | 28 | -2 | 5.06 |
Unemployment Insurance Taxes | 26 | -2 | 5.08 |
Over 500 million premium cigars were sold in the United States in 2023. With each sale comes a complex tax landscape.
4 min readPolicymakers can and should address taxpayers’ legitimate grievances about out-of-control property tax bills, but they should do so without upending a system of taxation that is more efficient, fair, and pro-growth, and better suited to municipal finance, than any of the alternatives.
39 min readThe State Tax Competitiveness Index enables policymakers, taxpayers, and business leaders to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare. While there are many ways to show how much state governments collect in taxes, the Index evaluates how well states structure their tax systems and provides a road map for improvement.
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