Taxes

The United Arab Emirates Federal Tax Authority has announced a host of new taxes, including a “100 percent tax” on tobacco products. It won’t take effect until…

State legislators in Maine are considering a significant increase in the state’s tobacco tax, as a bill that is currently in committee hearings seeks to…

When Gov. John Kasich presented his budget proposal in February, it contained sizable increases in Ohio’s tax rates on tobacco, seeking an increase in the…

Cigar retailers in Colorado lost a tax credit that helped them compete with out-of-state sellers on Friday, when Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoed a piece of legislation…

As part of an aggressive initiative to reduce smoking and tobacco use in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced five legislative proposals,…

A bill in the Montana House of Representatives seeking an increase in the tax on cigars from 50 percent of the wholesale price to 74…

A proposed change in the tax rate on premium cigars in New York didn’t make the final cut of the state’s 2018 budget, which was…

Earlier this year, Chicago’s new tax on cigars and other tobacco products was declared unconstitutional. The reason was because a state law prevented home rule…

The Montana State Senate has approved a significant increase to the state’s tobacco tax rate, voting 27-22 in favor of the S.B. 354 on Friday….

A bill in Montana to increase the tax on tobacco products will get its first hearing today after having been in the works since early…

West Virginia’s tax on cigars and other tobacco products could be increasing, again. Last July, the tax was increased from 7 to 12 percent of…