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Several states (Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming) don't pay any state tax. I'm sure you could make
by jimbob45 5y ago
Several states (Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming) don't pay any state tax. I'm sure you could make a statement like "85% of US residents don't pay state tax" that would be true but also be incredibly misleading.
- camhart 5y agoJust to clarify (I believe this is what you were hinting at), they dont pay any state income tax. If you look at sales/property taxes for those states you can see some of them make up for the lack of income tax.
- jimbob45 5y agoRight, yes, the point is that state taxes can get very nuanced which is why I'm guessing they weren't included in the analysis.
- wbl 5y agoNew Hampshire doesn't tax wage income. It does tax unearned income.