Showing posts with label Alabama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alabama. Show all posts

Monday, September 12, 2022

What are the 13 states that don't tax pensions or Social Security?

Title: What are the 13 states that don't tax pensions or Social Security?

Article Snip: "States without pension or Social Security taxes include:

Alabama.

Alaska.

Florida...

"

Reference: usnews.com
13 states that don't tax pensions or Social Security

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Retire Before Age 40?! 10 Towns Where Your Dream Can Come True

Title: Retire Before 40?! 10 Towns Where Your Dream Can Come True

Article Snip: "...#1 is Huntsville, Alabama, Average salary: $54,630**, Percentage of high-paying jobs: 28.1%, Median home sale price: $202,900. This Southern city is anything but sleepy, since it serves as home to the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, the U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal, and offices for Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Northrop Grumman. With such aerospace, defense, and tech heavyweights in the area, Huntsville is famed for its educated workforce and sky-high wages to go with it. Paired with Huntsville's low home prices and a cost of living 3.3% lower than the national average..."

Reference: www.chron.com
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Friday, July 5, 2019

Alabama next to last in US News ranking of best and worst states

Title: Alabama next to last in US News ranking of best and worst states

Article Snip: "...Alabama ranked last among the states in the education category. Its other rankings were..."

Reference: www.al.com

10 Best and Worst States for Health Insurance Costs

Title: 10 Best and Worst States for Health Insurance Costs

Article Snip: "...The combination of a high monthly premium, high deductible and high copays make Alabama the third-worst state for health insurance costs. The state’s lowest-cost silver plan, the Silver Compass 5000 plan offered by UnitedHealthcare, has a high deductible of $5,000, after which the enrollee is still responsible for 20 percent of care costs and a $20 copay for primary doctor visits. These lackluster benefits come at an above-median cost of $288 a month, or $3,456 a year. The state has not opted to expand Medicaid..."

Reference: www.huffpost.com
Health Insurance Costs, Alabama the third-worst state for health insurance costs, Alabama,

Top ten states with the highest sales tax rates in the US

Title: Top ten states with the highest sales tax rates in the US

Article Snip: "...ALABAMA (9.14%) – The state sales tax rate in Alabama is only 4%, but again the majority of the sales tax rate comes from a combination of city, county, and district rates. Many cities have a combined rate in the double digits, with the highest being 11% in the city of York..."

Reference: intuit.com
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Which States Tax Groceries?

Title: Which States Tax Groceries?

Article Snip: "...States that tax groceries (rate if not fully taxed): Alabama, Arkansas (3%), Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois (1%), Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri (1.225%), Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee (5.5%), Utah (1.75%), Virginia (1.5% + 1% local option tax), and West Virginia (5%)..."

Reference: taxfoundation.org
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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Tax-Friendly Places for Retirement

Title: Tax-Friendly Places for Retirement
Article Snip: "...ten states -- Alabama, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York and Pennsylvania -- exclude all federal, military and in-state government pensions from taxation. But Kansas taxes public pensions from all other states...."
Reference: www.washingtonpost.com