Excise Taxes

Wireless Taxes and Fees in 2017

A typical American household with four wireless phones paying $100 per month for wireless voice service can expect to pay about $221 per year in wireless taxes, fees, and surcharges.

Cigarette Taxes and Cigarette Smuggling by State, 2015

Excessive tax rates on cigarettes approach de facto prohibition in some states, inducing black and gray market movement of tobacco products into high-tax states from low-tax states or foreign sources.

These Are All the 2017 Tax Proposals in Seattle

How High Are Excise Tax Collections Where You Live?

Maine Continues to Discuss Marijuana Legalization Details

Analyzing Washington State’s Tax Climate (Video)

Congress Considers Taxing Opioids

An Inside Look at Trump’s Infrastructure Plans

Sparks Continue to Fly in Oklahoma Cigarette Fee Debate

Soda Tax Experiment Failing in Philadelphia Amid Consumer Angst and Revenue Shortfalls

Aside from hurting low-income earners, the poor revenue performance of Philadelphia’s soda tax, 24 times higher than the excise rate on beer, threatens the sustainability of the education programs it is intended to fund.

New West Virginia Revenue Proposal is Little More than Sleight of Hand

Massachusetts Increases Marijuana Tax Rate

Oregon’s New Bike Tax and the Future of Transportation Taxes

Road Taxes and Funding by State, 2017

Vaping Taxes by State, 2017

A Bevy of Tax Bills To Raise Long-Term Revenue in Delaware

State Tax Changes Taking Effect July 1, 2017

While most states enact tax changes at the beginning of the calendar year, a number of them implement changes at the beginning of the fiscal year. Eight states have tax changes that will take effect on July 1, 2017, the beginning of the 2018 fiscal year.

Oklahoma Cigarette Fee Under Fire

South Dakota Lights Up Revenue Uncertainty with Proposed Tobacco Tax Hike

Lessons Learned? Nevada Tax Strategy for Recreational and Medical Marijuana