In 2024, Massachusetts gathered $43.1 billion in total tax revenue, of which general sales and gross receipts taxes contributed 21.8%, amounting to $9.4 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
The State Government Tax Collections (STC) survey tracks five major tax categories and up to 25 subcategories, gathering data from all 50 state governments and their dependent agencies.
The Census Bureau notes that it defines tax classifications consistently across states, which may differ from how individual states categorize them…