alcohol tax???

[tyler34]

at work yesterday my wife said some guys from the local liquor store were telling her that just like the tobacco tax they are going to start taxing liquor. I haven't heard anything about this, does anyone have anymore insight?

 

[jeremy]

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[tyler34]

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[jeremy]

State Liquor Excise Tax Rates



1-Jan-08



STATE EXCISE TAX RATES ($ per gallon) SALES TAXES APPLIED OTHER TAXES Alabama see footnote (1) Yes Alaska $12.80 n.a. under 21% - $2.50/gallon Arizona 3 Yes Arkansas 2.5 Yes under 5% - $0.50/gallon, under 21% -$1.00/gallon; $0.20/case and 3% off- 14% on-premise retail taxes California 3.3 Yes over 50% - $6.60/gallon Colorado 2.28 Yes Connecticut 4.5 Yes under 7% - $2.05/gallon Delaware 5.46 n.a. under 25% - $3.64/gallon Florida 6.5 Yes under 17.259% - $2.25/gallon, over 55.780% - $9.53/gallon 6.67¢/ounce on-premise retail tax Georgia 3.79 Yes $0.83/gallon local tax Hawaii 5.98 Yes Idaho see footnote (1) Yes Illinois 4.5 Yes under 20% - $0.73/gallon; $1.845/gallon in Chicago and $2.00/gallon in Cook County Indiana 2.68 Yes under 15% - $0.47/gallon Iowa see footnote (1) Yes Kansas 2.5 no 8% off- and 10% on-premise retail tax Kentucky 1.92 Yes* under 6% - $0.25/gallon; $0.05/case and 11% wholesale tax Louisiana 2.5 Yes under 6% - $0.32/gallon Maine see footnote (1) Yes Maryland 1.5 Yes Massachusetts 4.05 Yes* under 15% - $1.10/gallon, over 50% alcohol - $4.05/proof gallon; 0.57% on private club sales Michigan see footnote (1) Yes Minnesota 5.03 -- $0.01/bottle (except miniatures) and 9.0% sales tax Mississippi see footnote (1) Yes Missouri 2 Yes Montana see footnote (1) n.a. Nebraska 3.75 Yes Nevada 3.6 Yes under 14% - $0.70/gallon and under 21% - $1.30/gallon. New Hampshire see footnote (1) n.a. New Jersey 4.4 Yes New Mexico 6.06 Yes New York 6.44 Yes not more than 24% - $2.54/gallon; $1.00/gallon New York City North Carolina see footnote (1) Yes* North Dakota 2.5 -- 7% state sales tax Ohio see footnote (1) Yes Oklahoma 5.56 Yes 13.5% on-premise Oregon see footnote (1) n.a. Pennsylvania see footnote (1) Yes Rhode Island 3.75 Yes South Carolina 2.72 Yes $5.36/case and 9% surtax South Dakota 3.93 Yes under 14% - $0.93/gallon, 2% wholesale tax Tennessee 4.4 Yes $0.15/case and 15% on-premise; under 7% - $1.21/gallon. Texas 2.4 Yes 14% on-premise and $0.05/drink on airline sales Utah see footnote (1) Yes Vermont see footnote (1) no 10% on-premise sales tax Virginia see footnote (1) Yes Washington see footnote (1) Yes* West Virginia see footnote (1) Yes Wisconsin 3.25 Yes Wyoming see footnote (1) Yes Dist. of Columbia 1.5 Yes 8% off- and 10% on-premise sales tax U.S. Median $3.75 Source: Compiled by FTA from various sources. * Sales tax is applied to on-premise sales only. (1) In 18 states, the government directly controls the sales of distilled spirits. Revenue in these states is generated from various taxes, fees and net liquor profits.

 

[jeremy]

I will try to get this into a more friendly view when I can...

 

[6birds]

Yeah, I'd believe the guys at the liquor store... better stock up!

 

[jedi]

Tyler it's YOUR patriotic duty to pay all your taxes including a liquor one. So quiet down before the I3BO national police come pick you up for causing a riot on not paying your taxes. =)

 

[tyler34]

Tyler it's YOUR patriotic duty to pay all your taxes including a liquor one. So quiet down before the I3BO national police come pick you up for causing a riot on not paying your taxes. =)

well money is kinda tight right now so I will ask for a bailout then that will cover my liquor purchases

 

[CarmelHP]

Barry might send you a $2000 check to help with your bills, right before he sends you the $6000 bill to pay for all the checks he's been sending out.

 

[SirRealism]

Yeah, they've been talking about this on WIBC quite a bit lately. The host of the show mentioned that, because it hasn't been raised in a long time, it hasn't kept up with the cost of living.

He needs to take a 3rd grade math class on percentages.

 

[Hoosier Gun Coat]

Time to break out my Mr. Beer.

 

[SirRealism]

Hey, that's a good idea. I haven't brewed in years.

 

[jedi]

Time to break out my Mr. Beer.

Don't worry I3BO will either make it ILLEGAL for you to brew your own beer or will force you to get a license at an annual fee you will not be able to afford.

 

[fireman1328]

I think they should tack on about $6.00 per 6-pack tax. If they can get the price up there, then less kids will be able to afford it. With the extra taxes maybe they can get the roads in better shape. If you brew your own beer, they can then tax all the ingredients that you use to make it. Its only fair, after all they raised the taxes on smokes, and all the stuff you use to roll your own.

Fire

 

[CarmelHP]

I think they should tack on about $6.00 per 6-pack tax. If they can get the price up there, then less kids will be able to afford it. With the extra taxes maybe they can get the roads in better shape. If you brew your own beer, they can then tax all the ingredients that you use to make it. Its only fair, after all they raised the taxes on smokes, and all the stuff you use to roll your own.

Fire

Sure, and I have a nice bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in.....

 

[Pami]

They were saying on Fox news tonight that the alcohol taxes will increase to help cover the costs of the CIB issues. Also going to raise hotel taxes and various other things. Combines, this will make Indy have the highest hospitality costs in the country, beating out Chicago. That will certainly drive the convention business to Indy, don't you think?

*grumbles*