Hey, I need a little help.
Okay so a few things…
Is there a general alcohol/cigarette tax in the U.S. (not just from state to state)? If so, then what is it?
About how much does the U.S. currently make on these taxes?
Any information would greatly help. Thank you!
There is a federal tax on each, but there is also a state tax, and those differ from state to state!
There are taxes on cigs in all states. But some have a "USER" tax. I.E. If you live in IL but go to IN to buy cuz they’re cheaper. You have to pay an additional tax to use the cigs in IL. Lots of people in IL getting hit with big taxes now on this cuz they bought on the internet and shipped to IL. Wondering if all states have this tax?
The USE tax has NOTHING to do with cigarettes. EVERY state with a sales tax has an equivalent use tax that applies to ALL items purchased out of state. It is just enforced more actively for cigarettes.
I’m a freelance writer interested in the rising price of sin taxes? The basic angle is that smoking cigarettes is not that much cheaper than smoking pot in some municipalities.
I can give you a link for the US but not for the countries of the world.
This is a link to a map of the US with the state taxes of each state. It also says how much the federal taxes are on cigarettes. At the bottom, it lists the areas that also have a city tax (for example, NYC residents have a federal tax of $1.01, a state tax of $2.75 and a city tax of $1.50)
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0222.pdf
These taxes are only for pre-made cigarettes.
This is another great site that lists the tobacco taxes per state. It also includes taxes on loose roll your own tobacco. As you can see, the Federal tax increase last year was a 2,200% increase. The taxes on roll your own are now higher than the retail value of the products.
http://ryorevolution.com/ryo-tobacco-tax.html
There is currently a bill proposed in the House that would raise the taxes on pipe tobacco from $2.83 per pound up to $24.78 per pound (again, this would make the taxes higher than the retail value of most of the products).
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-4439
If you click on "Full Text" you can read the bill. It’s a short read.
The Federal government has been taxing cigarettes at $3.90 a carton for years, so where the h*ll is that money?
Btw, don’t give me that old it is OK to tax cigarettes, this applies to lots of different taxes being raised.
That’s a very hard tax to track down! When SCHIP came up last year, I tried to find out how my state was using the cigarette tax money and <pardon the pun> it’s smoke and mirrors.
Its just like the minimum wage. There s a federal standard but each state have a different tax. Please help
There is no federal standard. ALL cigarette taxes are STATE taxes. You may as well ask why state income tax rates are different in each state. The only meaningful answer is: Because each state passes its own laws.
I’m asking because Iowa has Just $1.36 Increase in Cigarette Tax, going from 42 to 17 In Tobacco sales, Its Supposed cover Hospital Costs, but I’m not Buying it.
What states Have Higher cigarette taxes then IOWA.
NJ as a state has the highest tax on tobacco $2.575 tax/pack
NY $1.50
NYC has an additional $1.50 so it’s $3.00
http://www.taxadmin.org/FTA/rate/cigarett.html
I got a tax bill for Cigarette I brought on the internet, in another State.
Yes! (if you did not pay taxes in another state on those cigarettes) In fact, California has sent bills to 12,000 taxpayers this year who purchased cigarettes over the internet and paid no sales tax. This is not just cigarettes though- technically anything you buy over the internet or through the mail for which you are not taxed is taxable by California. It’s just too hard to track individual spending so only companies are subject to those rules- it’s called a "use tax".