May 2, 2019

A Complete List of New Taxes

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Friends and neighbors:

It’s of utmost importance that you understand the magnitude of new and increased taxes proposed yesterday by the Legislature’s Finance Committee and approved along partisan lines by the ruling party.

While we have fought off the taxing of professional services and continue to battle to protect taxpayers from what would be the nation’s costliest tolling scheme, income tax surcharges for excessive, costly mandates and a property tax bailout of a state-run, mismanaged, underfunded retirement fund, there is still much work to do.

My colleagues and I will be fighting to mitigate as much possible of what could be the largest tax increase in Connecticut history.

There’s no question Connecticut needs to get going on fixing our structural problems but, by prioritizing and working efficiently, we can accomplish great progress without economy smashing, unaffordable revenue increases that will do more harm than good.

The list of the taxes passed by Finance and those from the governor’s office are as follows:

A new 2% Tax on Capital Gains
Property Tax Credit – Removed Scheduled Expansion
Tax for Rideshare
Increase in Sales Tax on Meals
10% Tax Increase on Alcohol
Increase Tax rate on Movies 6% to 6.35%
Eliminate 5 year, $500 credit for STEM college graduates
Tax interior design services
Tax dry-cleaning and laundry services, incl. coin-operated
Tax parking
Tax on digital downloads from 1.0% to standard 6.35% rate
Tax Safety apparel
Maintain current 10% business surcharge set to expire in tax year 2019
Tax E-Cigarettes liquid at 75% wholesale
Increase Minimum Markup on Cigarettes
Increased Sales due to Ecig Excise
Maintain Hospital User Fee at FY 2019 level of $900 million
Implement recommendation of ambulatory surgical center tax study
Surcharge on Plastic Bags of 10 cents
Increase annual filing fee for LLC’s and LLP’s from $20 to $100
Eliminate increased exemption for social security income
Eliminate exemption for pension and annuity income
Eliminate the sales tax free week
Tax legal services
Tax on accounting services
Tax on architectural services
Tax on engineering services
Tax on real estate activities and agents/brokers
Tax on veterinary services
Tax on barber shops and beauty salons
Tax on massage therapists and electrology services
Tax on sports/recreation instruction and industries
Tax on horse boarding and training
Tax on travel arrangement and scenic transportation
Tax on services to buildings and dwellings
Tax on waste collection
Tax on Renovation and repair of residential property
Tax on Repair or maintenance of vessels
Tax on Winter boat storage
Tax on Increase tax on boats from 2.99% to standard 6.35% rate
Tax Increase hotel occupancy tax from 15% to 17%
Tax on Trade-ins for vehicles
Tax on Non-prescription drugs
Tax on Text books, college & professional schools
Tax on Newspapers and magazines
Tax on Connecticut credit unions
Tax on Campground rentals
Tax on Bicycle helmets
Tax on child car seats
Tax on vegetable seeds
A new 25 cent deposit on wine and liquor glass bottles
A new Add 5 cent bottle deposit to nips
A new tax on payroll to fund state-run Family Medical Leave