State income tax elimination
Missouri lawmakers and ballot measures are advancing plans to phase out the individual state income tax, which provides most general revenue, and replace it with expanded sales and use taxes. This has been a priority for the GOP supermajority and is slated for the 2026 ballot, with debate over revenue impacts, property taxes, and fairness.
Should Missouri phase out and eliminate its state individual income tax while expanding sales taxes?
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Sources
Spectrum Local News — https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/news/2026/01/03/missouri-general-assembly-2026-preview
Income taxes, property taxes among issues that could headline the 2026 ・ eliminate state income taxes.
Missouri Secretary of State — https://www.sos.mo.gov/petitions/2026ballotmeasures
A “yes” vote will amend the Missouri Constitution to require legislative phase-out and elimination of the individual state income tax based on revenue growth, and authorize the expansion of sales and use taxes
STLPR — https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2026-05-18/6-takeaways-from-a-less-contentious-2026-missouri-legislative-session
Kehoe’s plan to expand the state’s sales taxes to get rid of Missouri’s income tax even had a number of Republicans voting no
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Keep and possibly increase the state income tax to fund services without relying more on sales taxes
- Maintain the current income tax system with only minor adjustments
- Study revenue-neutral reforms but do not commit to full elimination yet
- Gradually reduce income tax rates while carefully expanding some sales taxes
- Fully phase out and eliminate the state income tax, replacing revenue with broader sales taxes