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NY Has Third Highest Cell Phone Tax In Nation, Nearly 18% Of Bill

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Residents in Westchester County and throughout New York pay the third-highest cell phone taxes in the country, according to the Tax Foundation. 

New York residents pay the third highest tax rates on cell phones in the country.

New York residents pay the third highest tax rates on cell phones in the country.

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Cell phone users in the Empire State pay an average of 17.74 percent of their monthly bill in state and local taxes. Only Washington (18.6 percent) and Nebraska (18.48 percent) have higher state and local fees. 

When coupled with the federal tax of 5.82 percent, New Yorkers effectively pay 23.56 percent of their bill in taxes and fees.

The states with the lowest state and local fees are  Oregon (1.76 percent), Nevada (1.86 percent), Idaho (2.62 percent), Montana (6 percent) and West Virginia (6.15 percent).

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