U.S. States
without a personal income tax
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Alaska – has a state
corporate income tax
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Florida – has a state
corporate income tax. Once had tax on "intangible personal property"
held on the first day of the year (stocks, bonds, mutual funds,
money market funds, etc.) but was abolished at the start of 2007.
The
Florida Constitution explicitly prohibits a personal income tax.
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Nevada
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New Hampshire – does have
tax on interest and dividends
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South Dakota
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Tennessee – does have tax
on income received from stocks and bonds not taxed
ad valorem (Tenn Const Art II, §28). The
Tennessee Supreme Court has held that a personal income tax is
unconstitutional.
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Texas – in May
2006,
passed a gross receipts tax on businesses. The
Texas Constitution places severe restrictions on passage of a
personal income tax and use of its proceeds.
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Washington – has a
corporate tax called the "Business and Occupation Tax (B&O)", which
is a gross receipts tax
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Wyoming
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