Missouri House Passes Bill to Eliminate State Income Tax, Increase State Sales Tax

Plan to replace Missouri income tax with expanded sales tax heads to voters

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe made asking voters to eliminate the income tax his top priority when he delivered his State of the State address on Jan. 13 in the Missouri House chamber (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications).Missouri voters will decide later this year whether to grant lawmakers power to increase and expand the sales tax in order to raise revenue needed to eliminate the income tax. The Missouri House voted 95-59 Tuesday to send a pr…

Missouri House passes bill to eliminate state income tax, increase state sales tax

The Missouri House voted 95-59 Tuesday to pass a bill that would eliminate the state income tax and increase the state sales tax.

Missouri Passes Ballot Questions to Begin Eliminating Income Tax

The Missouri House of Representatives passed two joint resolutions (HJR 173 and HJR 174) Tuesday that could set a path to eliminate the state’s personal income tax in the coming years.

As Missouri weighs eliminating income tax, higher sales tax could leave seniors with less wiggle room

An income tax elimination proposal would allow the General Assembly to raise or expand sales taxes, which seniors say would increase their tax burden.