January 30, 2009
New York's City Income Tax a Rarity
by Joseph Henchman
In a piece on New York City's income tax revenues, CNN notes:
While city incomes taxes are common in Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, they are an anomaly in most parts of the country, according to a 2008 report by Tax Foundation, a Washington-based think tank. New York City and Yonkers are the only cities levying income taxes in New York state, the foundation said.
Check out that report, "County and City Income Taxes Clustered in States with Poor Tax Climates," here.
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