Mississippi Income Tax Calculator

Overview of Mississippi Taxes: Mississippi has a progressive state income tax that is slightly lower than the national average. The state sales tax is slightly above the national average, though. Property taxes here are among the lowest in the nation.

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Taxes in Mississippi

Mississippi State Tax Quick Facts

• Income tax: 0% – 4.40%
• Sales tax: 7% – 8%
• Property tax: 0.65% median effective rate
• Gas tax: 21.40 cents per gallon

The Mississippi state government collects several types of taxes. The most significant are its income and sales taxes. The personal income tax, which has a top rate of 4.40%, is slightly lower than the national average for state income taxes. However, the statewide sales tax of 7% is slightly above the national average. There are also two cities that levy a local sales tax.

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Mississippi Income Taxes

The income tax in the Magnolia State has a graduated tax rate that is the same for individuals and businesses. Because the income threshold for the top bracket is quite low ($10,000), most taxpayers will pay the top rate for the majority of their income. The tax brackets are the same for all filing statuses.

Income Tax Brackets (All Filers)

Those tax rates do not apply to total income, but rather taxable income, which accounts for deductions and exemptions. Mississippi allows the same itemized deductions as the IRS, with the exception of the deduction for state and local income taxes. The standard deduction in Mississippi is $2,300 for single filers and married individuals filing separately, $4,600 for married individuals filing jointly and $3,400 for heads of household. If itemized deductions are less than the standard deduction, taxpayers receive the standard deduction.

Along with those deductions, there is also a personal exemption in Mississippi. The exemption is $6,000 for single filers and $12,000 for joint filers. Taxpayers can claim additional exemptions of $1,500 per dependent.

Mississippi does not have some of the tax credits common to other states, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit.

Mississippi Sales Tax

There is a single, statewide sales tax of 7% in Mississippi. It is the same everywhere in the state, with a few exceptions. The city of Jackson, Mississippi’s state capital, collects its own additional sales tax of 1%. This means the total sales tax there is 8%. The city of Tupelo also collects an additional tax of 0.25% on all retail sales and services provided from within the city’s corporate limits. Many cities and counties also impose Tourism and Economic Development Taxes on hotels, motels, restaurants and bars.

Tax is collected on sales of tangible personal property as well as certain services in Mississippi. Taxable services include installation or repair of air conditioning units, bowling fees, car-washing, electricians, furniture repair, hotels and motels, laundering and dry cleaning, parking garages and lots, television service and woodworking.

Tangible personal property includes most physical goods, such as furniture, clothing and electronics, but there are some exceptions. Mississippi is one of just one of a few states to tax all food at the full sales tax rate. Groceries and prepared food alike are subject to the statewide 7% sales tax, and there are additional restaurant taxes in some areas. Prescription drugs are also taxed at the full 7% in Mississippi.

Mississippi has two sales tax holidays. The first typically occurs on Friday and Saturday of the last weekend in July. During those two days, clothing and footwear items costing less than $100 can be purchased sales tax free. The second holiday is called the “Mississippi Second Amendment Weekend.” It occurs over the first weekend in September, during which time firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies can be purchased free of state sales tax.

Mississippi Property Tax

Taxes on property in Mississippi are among the lowest in the nation. The median effective property tax rate (taxes per year as a percentage of home value) in the Magnolia State is just 0.65%. Because of the relatively low home values in Mississippi, the median real estate taxes paid in Mississippi is just $1,221.

If such low property taxes caught your attention and you’re considering buying a home in Mississippi – or if you’re thinking about refinancing a property there – check out our Mississippi mortgage guide for information about rates and mortgages in the state.

Mississippi Gas Tax

Regular gasoline in Mississippi is taxed at a rate of 21.40 cents per gallon, one of the lowest gas taxes in the country. 

Mississippi Capital Gains Tax

Short- and long-term capital gains are taxed at the regular income tax rates in Mississippi. However, gains from the sale of shares in financial institutions based in Mississippi, as well as domestic limited partnerships and limited liability companies, may be exempt in some situations.

Mississippi Cigarette Tax

Mississippi’s cigarette tax is 68 cents per pack of 20 cigarettes.

Mississippi Alcohol Tax

Mississippi’s alcoholic beverage taxes vary. The tax on liquor is $8.88 per gallon, while the tax on beer, light wine and light spirits is just 43 cents per gallon.

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