Website says Ozark County has state’s lowest tax burden

Ozark Countians have the lowest tax burden in the state, according to a study released recently by the website SmartAsset.com. In its fourth annual study on places with the lowest tax burdens, SmartAsset calculated the amount of money a person would pay in income, sales, property and fuel taxes in each county in the United States. In Missouri, Ozark County came out at the top of the tax-burden index, meaning taxpayers here are estimated to have the lowest tax burden in the state. Nationwide, Ozark County ranked 587th among all counties. The county with the lowest tax burden nationwide was Yokon Koyukuk, Alaska. 

A detailed explanation of the group’s means of calculating the findings, along with a nationwide map that shows county rankings, is available at smartasset.com. The Times could not independently verify the website’s claim. For more information about the SmartAsset study visit:  https://smartasset.com/taxes/missouri-tax-calculator#missouri.

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