Mon
Aug 11 2008
11:04 am
By: jah
A new study by the Tax Foundation says Tennessee has the seventh lowest tax burden (as a percentage of income) of any state in the US, at 8.3%. The six states with a lower tax burden?
Alaska, 6.4 percent
Nevada, 6.6 percent
Wyoming, 7.0 percent
Florida, 7.4 percent
New Hampshire, 7.6 percent
South Dakota, 7.9 percent
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