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 | | Neighboring states and their Tax Freedom Days are as follows: Iowa, April 9th (ranked 40th); Nebraska, April 13th (ranked 27th) Kansas, April 13th (ranked 28th); Oklahoma, April 7th (ranked 44th); Arkansas, April 12th (ranked 33rd); Tennessee, April 6th (ranked 48th); Kentucky, April 11th (ranked 35th); and Illinois, April 17th (ranked 16th). |
 | | Missouri ranks 11th in the Tax Foundation's State Business Tax Climate Index, which measures the impact on business of five major elements of the tax system: the percentage of income taken by all taxes, the individual income tax rates, the corporate income taxes, the sales tax rate, and the complexity of the tax system. |
 | | This ranks the state 17th highest nationally and represents a slight rise from 1992 when Missouri received $1.25 per dollar of taxes in federal spending, ranking it also 17th highest nationally. |
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