Utah Local Tax Rates
Utah Local Tax Rates
Being number 1 is not always a good thing. In this Graph Utah is listed at number 12 in the nation. In 2015 the same graph indicated that Utah was number 41. This represents a significant increase in taxes being charged.
This Graph is from the Tax Foundation. It is interesting to see how states tack up agains each other. Often times in Utah we are compared to Nevada. Some people believe that because Nevada has legalized gambling that their taxes are lower there than in Utah. According to this graph that is not true. The overall tax rate in Nevada is significantly higher, and the 13th highest in the country. Tennessee is ranked the highest in the country with 9.46%. The small print below the graph explains in more detail how the creators of the graph have tried to make things equal. As with anything the graph is left to interpretation.
