Washington's wireless taxes/ fee second highest in the nation

Earlier this year, Tax Foundation released a study detailing the wireless service tax and fee rates in the U.S. The map below shows the state and local tax and fee rates on wireless service. The average state and local rate is 11.36 percent. Oregon has the lowest rate at 1.85 percent and is tailed closely by Nevada at 2.13 percent and Idaho at 2.28 percent. Nebraska has the highest rate at 18.67 percent and is followed closely by Washington at 18.62 percent and New York at 17.85 percent.

It is interesting to note what Nebraska, Washington and New York have rates nearly 10 times that of Oregon, and that Washington actually borders the states with the first- and second-lowest rates.

These rates do not include the additonal federal rate of 5.92 percent, which brings Nebraska’s rate to 24.49 percent and Oregon’s rate to 7.67 percent. The average combined federal, state and local rate is 17.18 percent.

Map courtesy of the Tax Foundation located in Washington D.C.