States Are Leading the Way to Eliminate Income Taxes, Says Florida Fair Tax Educational Association

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Florida FAIRtax Educational Association 
May 26, 2021

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Are states leading the way to eliminate income taxes?

Consider the following:
 

• Texas—In a November 2019 election, 76% of Texas voters approved the constitutional amendment to prohibit Texasfrom imposing any income tax. 
• Tennessee—Ended its state income tax on January 1, 2021. 
• Illinois—During the November 2020 election, voters rejected a graduated income tax. 
• Washington—During the November 2020 election, voters rejected any income tax. 
• Alabama—A representative has filed The Economic Freedom Act to Abolish State Income and Sales Taxes and Replace with "Fair Tax," a consumption tax on goods and services. 
• Georgia—A representative has filed a bill called Georgians Freedom from the Destructive Income-TAX-System. 
• Minnesota—A representative has filed an initiative to eliminate the income and business taxes and replace its sales tax with a retail consumption tax. 
• Nebraska—A representative has filed a bill to eliminate its income and property taxes. 
• New York, Mississippi and West Virginia —Since the 2020 election, these states have initiated efforts to end state income taxes.