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The Department collects about 87 percent of total state revenue. During the 2018 fiscal year, it collected $14.5 billion in state taxes and fees and more than $2.8 billion in taxes and fees for local governments. [2] The Department is led by Commissioner David Gerregano. [3]
In 1932 and 1960, the Tennessee Supreme Court rejected proposals for a general personal income tax. [8] [23] Through 1974, the Tennessee Supreme Court had consistently held that the state constitution authorized only three types of taxes: privilege taxes, ad valorem property taxes, and a tax on income from interest and dividends. [23]
The average property tax rate is 0.56%, one of the lowest rates in the country. The average homeowner will pay around $1,707 - more than $1,000 less than the national average.
Lawmakers are proposing a sales tax break on diapers, groceries and cash purchases. Plus, some want a statewide property tax increase cap.
The largest property tax exemption is the exemption for registered non-profit organizations; all 50 states fully exempt these organizations from state and local property taxes with a 2009 study estimating the exemption's forgone tax revenues range from $17–32 billion per year.
The Volunteer State is among the states which pay the least, while New Jersey, Connecticut and Washington D.C. pay the most. See where Tennessee ranks.
Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in the southern part of East Tennessee on the border with Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 366,207, [3] making it the fourth-most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Chattanooga, located along the Tennessee River. [4]
Hawkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,721. [3] Its county seat is Rogersville. [4] Hawkins County is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.