A ballot question backed by the Pioneer Institute and Mass High Tech Council would reduce the state income tax rate from 5 percent to 4 percent over a three-year period — a cut, opponents say, that ...

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If you’re earning $50,000 a year, where you live could mean the difference between paying less than $50 or about $4,000 in state income taxes annually. That’s a lot more in your pocket — or your state ...

At the other end, the 10 lowest-ranked states — Hawaii, Vermont, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Washington, Maryland, Connecticut, ...

How could Georgia eliminate its income tax? By relying more heavily on sales taxes to pay for government services, a survey of other states shows.

Reducing individual income tax to 0% in Kentucky has been a priority for the state’s Chamber of Commerce and the GOP-led legislature.

Tax bills recently passed in Missouri and neighboring Illinois underscore the contrasting approaches that red and blue states ...