[Vision2020] Tax Burden

Dale Courtney dmcourtn@moscow.com
Sun, 21 Dec 2003 03:17:51 -0800


Ron Force wrote: 

> The Idaho State Tax Commission does an annual report on 
> comparative tax burden, comparing Idaho both nationally and 
> regionally. The latest report is FY 2000 (published 2003). 
> You can find it at:
> http://www2.state.id.us/tax/tax_burden.htm
> 
> It doesn't cover 2001's reduction in corporate and individual 
> income tax rates (which greatly benefitted businesses and 
> upper-income individuals) and 2002's increase in the sales tax.

Thanks for pointing that out. I'll take a look at it. 

However, we really do need something more than 2 years old. As you pointed
out, this report is before the 2001 and 2002 tax changes (and raising the
sales tax has a significant effect on the overall tax burden in Idaho). 

Best,
Dale