Best States to Retire In, with Regard to Income Tax

Choosing the best states to retire in may requirekeeping his residence in the state where he used to
looking at more than the number of golf courseswork. His university pension is not subject to state
available. For some the tax situation may be veryincome tax in the state he retired from.
important.There are 27 states that do not tax Social Security
It can be important for the wealthy person and alsoincome...really 34 if you add the seven states with no
for the most frugal among us.state income tax. If that is all you have to live on
The very wealthy are more likely to gravitatechoosing the best state to retire in will take this
toward Florida and Texas. They are two of thefactor into consideration.
seven states without state personal income tax. TheIf you are retired military, and I am not, you should
other five are Nevada, Washington, Wyoming, Southbe aware of the 26 states that do not tax your
Dakota and Alaska. When Rush Limbaugh set upmilitary retirement pay. In my humble opinion, we
residence in Florida from New York City, I can assureshould be doing everything we can for the men and
you it was for more reasons than just the weather.women that served in the military. It makes no sense
For some that are not as wealthy as Limbaugh,to say thanks for your service and then penalize
picking the right state can also greatly affect theirthem with a tax on their military pension.
bottom line. If you have any type of pension youThe best states to retire may be where you can
should be aware of which ones tax military, socialkeep more of your pension. You can find them on
security or state pensions. For instance one of mythe link below.
best friends saves several thousand dollars a year by