In 2011, more than 53,000 Idaho companies paid the business personal property tax. Half of those businesses paid less than $90.
Who stands to benefit from getting rid of the tax? Click around the map to see the top five payers in each county. The darker a county is shaded, the more reliant it is on the personal property tax.
Idaho’s business personal property tax is often portrayed as the scourge of small business owners. It’s described as burdensome and unfair.
The Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry (IACI) has fostered those characterizations in its formidable push to repeal the tax. It’s a message that appears to have traction. In his State of the State address, Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter said he believes there’s a consensus among lawmakers that eliminating the tax “should be a priority for this legislative session.” Click here to continue reading, and to click around the interactive map.