Lower rate of tax for companies
U.S. companies have piled up about $2 trillion in cash overseas to avoid bringing it home to be taxed at the 35 percent U.S. tax rate, but with tax law changes coming, the new rate will be 21 The ratings consider individual income taxes, major business taxes, sales taxes, unemployment taxes, and taxes on wealth or assets, such as property. The Index helps policymakers and business leaders compare their state's tax systems against others, and it reveals the states with the best-structured tax systems.