Death and taxes, blah blah blah. You can't avoid the former even in Nevada, but we think you will find find the tax situation more advantageous here than many other places. The influx of business and people from other states is testimony to our fiscal policies.
Here are some taxes that do not apply to Reno, Sparks, and Nevada residents and businesses:
Corporate income taxes
Personal income taxes
Estate and/or gift taxes
Unitary taxes
Franchise taxes
Inventory taxes
Franchise taxes on income
And some that do:
Sales tax rate in Washoe County (including Reno and Sparks) is 7.725% (effective July 1, 2009). The other counties are as follows...
Carson City 7.475%
Churchill 7.600%
Clark 8.100%
Douglas 7.100%
Elko 6.850%
Esmeralda 6.850%
Eureka 6.850%
Humboldt 6.850%
Lander 7.100%
Lincoln 7.100%
Lyon 7.100%
Mineral 6.850%
Nye 7.100%
Pershing 7.100%
Storey 7.600%
Washoe 7.725%
White Pine 7.475%
Nevada's assessed value is 35 percent of property value. Nevada statutes limit the rate of ad valorem property tax to a total of $3.64 for each $100 of assessed valuation.
Washoe County Assessor
1001 E. 9th
Reno NV 89512-2845
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 11130
Reno NV 89520-0027
Information: 775-328-2200
Web site: http://www.co.washoe.nv.us/assessor/
Nevada Dept. of Taxation
1550 E. College Parkway, Suite 115
Carson City, NV 89706
Carson City Phone: 775-684-2000
Reno Phone: 775-688-1295
Web site: http://tax.state.nv.us/
Nevada Taxpayers Association
Northern Nevada
501 S. Carson City Street,
Suite 301
Carson City, NV 89701
Information: 775-882-2697
Web site: http://www.nevadataxpayers.org/
