The 10 lowest-ranked, or worst, states in this year’s Index are: Alabama Rhode Island Hawaii Vermont Minnesota Maryland Connecticut California New York New Jersey The states in the bottom 10 tend to have a number of afflictions in common: complex, nonneutral taxes with comparatively high rates. [read post]

Table 1. 2022 State Business Tax Climate Index Ranks and Component Tax Ranks State Overall Rank Corporate Tax Rank Individual Income Tax Rank Sales Tax Rank Property Tax Rank Unemployment Insurance Tax Rank Alabama 39 17 27 50 19 18 Alaska 3 28 1 5 24 43 Arizona 23 23 18 40 11 11 Arkansas 44 30 39 45 27 33 California 48 46 49 47 14 23 Colorado 20 6 14 38 34 41 Connecticut 47 27 47 23 50 22 Delaware 16 50 44 2 4 3 Florida 4 7 1 21 12 2 Georgia 32 8 35 33 25 37 Hawaii 41 19 46 28 30 29 Idaho 17 29 20… [read post]