Excise Taxes Archive
Tobacco Tax Data Tool | Cigarette Tax Revenue & Cigarette Smuggling
July 22, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares In the United States, tobacco is taxed at both the federal and state and sometimes even local levels. These layers of taxes often result in very high levels of taxation—the highest of any consumer item. The retail price of cigarettes, for instance, is more than 40 percent taxes on average. In some states,
Cutting the Cord from Cable Has States Courting New Revenue Streams
July 19, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Cutting the cord can also mean cutting your tax bill. Cable companies providing TV packages are commonly charged franchise or right-of-way taxes as a sort of payment for the easements allowing them to run cable, while streaming services operating over the internet remain untaxed in this way (except for sales taxes, which a
Schumer’s Proposal to Deschedule and Tax Marijuana
July 14, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D), and Sen. Cory Booker (D) released their discussion draft—the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act—for federal descheduling of marijuana. While federal descheduling impacts all states, it does not deschedule marijuana in states which choose to keep their own ban. Nevertheless,
Sports Betting Tax Treatment: Sports Betting Operators
July 8, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Since 2018, 30 states and the District and Columbia have legalized and imposed taxes on sports betting. States that have yet to legalize, but which may do so, should pay attention to the impact of tax design in states that already have legal and taxed sports betting—specifically tax base design. Despite the attention
How Will Your Fourth of July be Taxed?
June 30, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares The holiday weekend is almost upon us and many are getting ready for a weekend of family and celebration. Independence Day means firing up the barbecue, setting off fireworks, enjoying cold drinks, and wearing flag paraphernalia. It also means spending big: last year, Americans spent $6.52 billion for the Fourth of July. This
2021 State Beer Taxes | State Beer Excise Tax Rates
June 30, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares ’Tis the season to crack open a cold one, and as the country is reopening, doing so at a cookout or a baseball game is back on the schedule. In the midst of summer’s usual uptick in beer sales, take a minute to discover how much of your cash is actually going toward
2021 State Tax Changes, Effective July 1
June 29, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Key Findings Thirteen states have notable tax changes taking effect July 1, 2021. Indiana has the lone corporate income tax rate change, with the rate decreasing from 5.25 to 4.9 percent. Montana will begin using a corporate income tax apportionment formula with a double-weighted sales factor. Idaho will offer a one-time individual income
State Wine Taxes | Compare 2021 Wine Tax Rates
June 23, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Whether you’re a self-appointed connoisseur or an occasional sipper of chardonnay, you may not have thought about the taxes that go into your wine purchase. But now you can quench your newfound thirst for excise tax info with this week’s map, which compares wine taxes among the 50 states, expressed in dollars per gallon. States
State Sports Betting Tax Legislation & Trends
June 17, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares With many state legislative sessions wrapping up for this year, and a new fiscal year about to begin, it’s a good time to examine some of the 2021 legislative trends—and sports betting taxes are among the more prominent. This year, 11 states have made changes to sports betting regulation and taxes, and Ohio
Liqour Taxes | How High Are Distilled Spirits Taxes in Your State?
June 16, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Of all alcoholic beverages subject to taxation, stiff drinks—and all distilled spirits—face the stiffest tax rates. Ostensibly, this is because distilled spirits (liquor) have higher alcohol content than the other categories, like wine and beer. This round of information is on us, so help yourself to the following map to see whether you’re shaken or stirred
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