Let’s Go Places: Toyota Workers Could Save Big Tax Dollars With Move
Toyota has announced today that it would move its headquarters to Plano, Texas. Was the move driven by taxes?
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Rhode Island Makes The Cut
In an era of shrinking tax revenues, most states are rushing to raise funds by increasing rates and simply taxing more stuff. Rhode Island, however, has a different idea. The tiny New England state may be geographically the smallest in the country but it has big plans to make the state more attractive to business….
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State Tax Primer From A To W: Arkansas
NOTE: This is from 2008. Welcome to my fourth in a series on state taxes! For information about what I’m trying to do, read my introductory bit. Next on the agenda, the bane of every elementary aged school child when it comes to spelling: Arkansas! ARKANSAS Population: 2,834,797 (32nd) Capital: Little Rock Largest City: Little…
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Psst, Where’s Your State Tax Primer?
If you’re looking for the series primer on state taxes, don’t panic… it hasn’t gone anywhere. It’s just on a brief hiatus while I post the 12 Days of Charitable Giving. I’ll be back any day now with Arkansas!
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State Tax Primer From A To W: Alaska
NOTE: This article is from 2008. Welcome to my second in a series on state taxes! For information about what I’m trying to do, read my introductory bit. Next on the agenda: Alaska! ALASKA Population: 683,478 (47th) Capital: Juneau Largest City: Anchorage Gross Domestic Product: $160 billion GDP per capita: $43,748 (7th) 2004 election winner:…
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State Tax Series Begins!
Today, I kick off my series on state taxes! The plan is to make it from A to, er, W (Alabama to Wyoming). It’s worth noting that the series is meant to be a primer, not an exhaustive list of all taxes and rates applicable to any given states. I practice in New Jersey and…
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State Taxes
As part of my series, I’m curious: have you ever moved your home or business to another state because of state or local tax burdens? If yes, I’d love to know which state you left – leave it in the comments!
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State Tax Series Begins This Week!
It’s finally here! I’m kicking off my state tax series this week… beginning with Alabama and ending in a bit with Wyoming (sorry, Wyoming, you’re like the short kid in school). I’d love to hear your stories – I might be able to use them in the series. If you moved to or away from…
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New Jersey Is #1!
Don’t get excited… we’re not talking about football (Favre or not, I can’t get behind the Jets**. Go Eagles!). We’re talking about tax. According to the Tax Foundation, New Jersey residents paid the highest percentage of state and local taxes. Folks from New Jersey paid a whopping 11.8% of income in state and local taxes,…