From the Tax Prof blog we get this post. Read it and weep! I expected that California, New York, and New Jersey would be leading the laggards list but Ohio’s position is a crying shame. I told my boss about this article and he called his real estate broker to ask about the availability of warehouses in Kentucky.
The Tax Foundation has published its 2009 State Business Tax Climate Index. Here are the states with the best business tax climates:
- 1. Wyoming
- 2. South Dakota
- 3. Nevada
- 4. Alaska
- 5. Florida
- 6. Montana
- 7. Texas
- 8. New Hampshire
- 9. Oregon
- 10. Delaware
Here are the ten states with the worst business tax climates:
- 41. Minnesota
- 42. Nebraska
- 43. Vermont
- 44. Iowa
- 45. Maryland
- 46. Rhode Island
- 47. Ohio
- 48. California
- 49. New York
- 50. New Jersey
2009 State Business Tax Climate Index
Paul Caron
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:00:00 GMT