The Tax Foundation, a Washington think tank dedicated to al things taxable, had last week for their weekly Monday Maps on the Tax Foundation’s blog an infographic on State Beer Excise Tax Rates as of September 1, 2011. Alaska has the highest tax rate and Wyoming the lowest. And, of course, the chart doesn’t include the federal excise taxes breweries have to pay or any local taxes, either. Still, it’s always interesting to see the differences laid out on the map.
Obviously, it’s hard to read at this size, but you can check it out full size at the Tax Foundation blog.
Interesting – that map has added the important “Dollars per Gallon” to the headline. That same map on thewebsite below omitted that, and the introductory paragraph mentions “can of beer” and “12 ounce container”- implying the state excise taxes are much higher than they are.
http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/politicalcalculations/2012/03/11/beer_taxes_by_state