When was each state's sales tax adopted?
When was a sales tax adopted in your state?
Note: Indiana adopted a gross income tax in 1933, but in 1963 it enacted a 2% retail sales and use tax. Gross receipt taxes are not strictly comparable to the retail sales tax.
Source: Significant Features of Fiscal Federalism: Budget Processes and Tax System, Vol. 1, 1994.
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Posted on WSJ: The Daily Shot 26-October-2017