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UPDATE:
The 2011 Nevada legislative session formally adjourned on June 7th. Although multiple bills were introduced proposing increases to the state tobacco excise tax rates, none were voted on.
As a result, the state’s tobacco excise tax rates remain unchanged.
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Nevada Tobacco Revenue
- State Excise Tax on Cigarettes: $0.80
- State Excise Tax on Smokeless Tobacco: 30%
- State Excise Tax on Little Cigars: 30% Wholesale Price
- State Excise Tax on Large Cigars: 30% Wholesale Price
- Sales Tax on Cigarette Sales: $0.34
Nevada Revenue from Cigarettes
- Excise Tax Collected (2009): $111,131,905
- Master Settlement Agreement (MSA Payments 2009): $50,100,000
- Cigarette Sales Tax Revenues (2009): $41,260,341
- Total Revenue Collected (2009): $202,492,246
Source: Bill Orzechowski & Rob Walker, The Tax Burden on Tobacco, Historical Compilation Volume 44, 2009.