Tax Freedom Day Falls on April 17

The Tax Foundation announced this morning that Tax Freedom Day—the day each year when Americans stop working to pay taxes and begin working for themselves—falls on April 17 in 2005.  This year's Tax Freedom Day is two days later than 2004's but much earlier than 2000's April 30.

The Tax Foundation also calculates Tax Freedom Day for residents of the 50 states—the top 5 and bottom 5 states are:

Tax Freedom Day by State
Rank	State	Tax Freedom Day
1	Connecticut	May 3
2	New York	April 29
3	New Jersey	April 25
4	Massachusetts	April 24
5	Wyoming	April 24
46	Mississippi	April 7
47	South Dakota	April 7
48	Tennessee	April 6
49	Alabama	April 4
50	Alaska	April 2

For the full report, see here.  For the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities' criticism of the Tax Foundation's methodology, see here.  For the Tax Foundation's response, see here.