Pennsylvania ranks 27th in annual tax climate ranking

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania finished 27th in a recent study by the Tax Foundation showing which states are best at structuring their tax systems

All 50 states tax private property and unemployment insurance, according to the foundation’s analysis, which is titled the “2021 State Business Tax Climate Index.” But several states do without certain major taxes, such as corporate income, individual income and sales.

Many of the highest-rated states lack one of these major taxes, although some states that levy all the major taxes had high scores. That’s because their tax structures feature low rates and are broadly levied, the foundation reports.

Pennsylvania also ranked 43rd for its corporate tax, 19th for individual income taxes, 17th for sales taxes and 15th in the property tax category.

The states at the bottom of the ranking tend to have complex, non-neutral systems for raising revenues, along with relatively high tax rates, according to the authors of the analysis. 

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Source: Tax Foundation