South Dakota

Wyoming

Appropriately nicknamed, “Mr. DUI,” Jerry Zeller is rumored to have racked up an astonishing 30+ DUI arrests.

Arizona

Close on their heels with an “A” were Iowa, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Tennessee. Least business friendly in general – California, Illinois and Rhode Island flunked this test, with all receiving an “F.” Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts received a “D.”

Nevada, Ohio, Texas, and Washington impose gross receipts taxes instead of corporate income taxes. Gross receipts taxes are generally thought to be more economically harmful than corporate income taxes. South Dakota and Wyoming are the only states that levy neither a corporate income nor gross receipts tax.

Nine states — Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming — have no income taxes. New Hampshire, however, taxes interest and dividends, according to the Tax Foundation. (Tennessee eliminated its tax on investment income in 2021.)

One way to accomplish that might be to live in a state with no income tax. As of 2021, seven states—Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming—levy no state income tax. 1 Two others, New Hampshire and Tennessee, don’t tax earned wages.

While moving to a state with no income tax may sound appealing, it comes with trade offs. States with no income tax often make up for the loss of revenue to the state by charging residents a higher sales, property or excise tax (taxes on goods like fuel, tobacco and alcohol).