Legislation, Taxes 0

Washington D.C. Keeps Cigar Exemption

By @charlieminato · On June 3, 2014
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A proposed 80 percent tax on premium cigar in Washington D.C. will not happen. The Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Act of 2014 originally included raising taxes cigars, pipe tobacco and snus to match the current tax on cigarettes, which is currently 80 percent in the D.C.

The proposed budget would have removed the exemption on cigars retailing for $2 or more, which are currently not subject to an excise tax. The 80 percent tax would have made Washington D.C.’s taxes the second highest in the nation.

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According to John Anderson of W. Curtis Draper, the premium cigar exemption is now back in effect, although the 80 percent tax would apply to pipes and snus.

For a list of cigar taxes by state, including Washington D.C., click here.

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I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I handle the editing of our written content, the majority of the technical aspects of the site and work with the rest of our staff on content management, business development and more. I’ve lived in most corners of the country and now entering my second stint in Dallas, Texas. I enjoy boxing, headphones, the Le Mans 24-hour, wearing sweatshirts year-round and gyros. echte liebe.