Competitiveness of state and local business taxes on new investment Ranking states by tax burden on new investment

As states recover from the recent recession, legislators and policy-makers are focusing attention on state policies designed to retain and expand employment and attract new investment. State and local business tax policy is an important element of this policy discussion, and legislators want to know how a state’s current business tax system compares to other states considered to be competitors for jobs and investment.

Robert Cline, Andrew Phillips, Thomas Neubig

Full Report: http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/Competitiveness_state_and_local_business_taxes/$FILE/Competitiveness_state_and_local_business_taxes.pdf