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Wyoming
Wyoming is one of only seven states that does not tax individual wage income. It does collect a state sales tax, and counties have the option of adding an additional 1 percent to the state levy. More on Wyoming taxes can be found in the tabbed pages below.
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Estate |
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| Personal income tax |
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The state of Wyoming does not levy
a personal or corporate income tax. |
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Neither does the state assess
any tax on retirement income earned and received from another
state. |
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| Sales tax |
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Wyoming has a state sales tax of
4 percent. |
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The Department of Revenue also administers 49 sales and use tax exemptions. |
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Counties have the option of collecting an additional 1 percent tax. There
also is a county lodging tax that varies from 2 percent to 4
percent. |
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The state also collects a use tax
of 4 percent on items purchased elsewhere and brought into Wyoming.
Taxpayers should file Form
14, Consumer Use Tax Return, to report and pay use tax on
out-of-state purchases. |
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| Personal and real property taxes |
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All property
tax is based on the assessed value of the property. Wyoming's
Department of Revenue's Ad Valorem Tax Division supports, trains
and guides local government agencies in the uniform assessment,
valuation and taxation of locally assessed property. |
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"Assessed value" means
taxable value. Wyoming is a "fractional assessment" state. This means property tax applies to only a fraction of the full market value of property. This fraction is the property's assessed value. For most property, only 9.5 percent of market value is subject to tax. Consequently, a home worth $100,000 on the market is only taxed on $9,500 in assessed value. The real effect of fractional assessments is to exempt $90,500 of the home's value from taxation. |
 | Statutes limit property tax rate
increases. For county revenue, the property tax rate cannot
exceed 12 mills (or 1.2 percent) of assessed value. For cities
and towns, the rate is limited to 8 mills (0.8 percent). With
very few exceptions, state law limits the property tax rate
for all governmental purposes. |
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Personal property held for personal
use is tax exempt. Inventory if held for resale, pollution control
equipment, cash, accounts receivable, stocks and bonds are also
exempt. Other exemptions include property used for religious,
educational, charitable, fraternal, benevolent and government
purposes and improvements for handicapped access. |
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Minerals are exempt from property
tax, but incur a gross products tax and a severance tax when
produced. Underground mining equipment is tax exempt. |
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Wyoming also offers an array of
partial exemptions and property
tax relief programs for certain taxpayers, including veterans,
homeowners, elderly and disabled taxpayers and lower-income
citizens. |
| Inheritance and estate taxes |
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Because
of the phaseout of the federal
estate tax credit, Wyoming's
estate
tax is not imposed on
estates of persons who died
in 2005 and thereafter. |
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There is no inheritance tax in Wyoming. |
| Other Wyoming tax facts |
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Wyoming does not impose a tax on intangible assets such as bank accounts, stocks or bonds. |
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Neither does Wyoming assess any tax on retirement income earned and received from another state. |
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| For more information, check the
Wyoming Department of Revenue Web
page or call (307) 777-7961. |
| To download
tax forms on this site, you will need to install a free copy
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