HB1546 Repealing the business profits tax.
Repealing the business profits tax.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Concerning
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
While businesses would pay less tax, the resulting revenue loss would likely force drastic cuts to education, infrastructure, and services or shift the tax burden to property owners.
Your Community
Eliminating a major revenue source would devastate state funding for schools, roads, public safety, and other essential services that communities depend on.
Your Freedom
Reduces tax burden on businesses, but the resulting service cuts would limit access to public goods and services.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/05/2026 House Journal 3 P. 23
Sponsor
Aidan Ankarberg (I)
The Short Version
Would have completely eliminated New Hampshire's business profits tax, one of the state's two major revenue sources. Killed via Inexpedient to Legislate. This would have created a massive budget shortfall requiring deep cuts to state services.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Businesses that currently pay the profits tax
- ▲ Anti-tax advocates
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Students and schools facing funding cuts
- ▼ All residents who use state services
- ▼ Property taxpayers who would face higher local taxes to compensate
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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