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More on House tax plan MS lawmakers looking to pass income tax changes, Medicaid expansion in 2025. See why See why White's committee also has planned a hearing on Wednesday in the Mississippi ...
The individual income tax is expected to generate about $2.1 billion for the state this year, behind an expected $2.9 billion from the sales tax, according to the budget office.
Mississippi has a 7% state sales tax. Cities and towns may implement an additional tourism tax on restaurant and hotel sales. The city of Tupelo has a 0.25% tax in addition to other taxes. Restaurant and fast food tax is 9%, like the city of Hattiesburg, for example.
The sales tax rate, as defined in the legislation for the first year, is 23% of the total payment including the tax ($23 of every $100 spent in total—calculated similar to income taxes). This would be equivalent to a 30% traditional U.S. sales tax ($23 on top of every $77 spent—$100 total, or $30 on top of every $100 spent—$130 total). [5]
The median family income in many of the state's suburbs was nearly twice that of families living in urban areas. Governor Lowell Weicker's administration imposed a personal income tax to address the inequities of the sales tax system, and implemented a program to modify state funding formulas so that urban communities received a larger share. [87]
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Many cities, counties, transit authorities and special purpose districts impose an additional local sales or use tax. Sales and use tax is calculated as the purchase price times the appropriate tax rate. Tax rates vary widely by jurisdiction from less than 1% to over 10%. Sales tax is collected by the seller at the time of sale.
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves responds to a reporter's question regarding the passage of a package of state incentives to support a plan by Amazon Web Services to build two data centers ...