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Reports

We publish several reports about various aspects of the Department’s work for taxpayers and tax professionals. The diversity of our reports is described as follows:

  • They cover a wide range of Tax Department functions.

  • Some are useful as a quick reference to learn more about the general achievements of the Department.

  • Some provide an in-depth understanding of specific types of taxes.

  • They are published at varying intervals, ranging from monthly to every other year.

  • Much of the information presented in most of the reports takes the form of statistical tables.

Recurring Reports

Title Published
100 Top Delinquent Taxpayers Report Monthly

Reports by Year

2024

Title Published Number
2024 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2024 RP-1295-2024
2024 Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report January 2024 RP-1296-2024
Act 72 of 2023 Report on Tax Refund Notice to Purchasers January 2024 RP-1329-2024
Report of the Department on Implementation of Corporate Income Tax Rulemaking, Pursuant to Act 148 of 2022 January 2024 RP-1328-2024

2023

Title Published Number
2023 Equalization Study Results December 2023 N/A
2023 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2023 N/A
2023 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2023 RP-1295-2023
2023 Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report January 2023 RP-1296-2023
2023 Time-share Property Valuation Recommendations, Per Act 163 Section 7 January 2023 RP-1320
2023 Vermont Research and Development Tax Credit Report: Companies that Filed a Claim in Calendar Year 2022 January 2023 RP-1298-2022
Act 127 Income-Based Education Tax Report of 2023 January 2023 RP-1319
Current Use Audits of 2022, Pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 3760a December 2023 RP-1314-2022
FY2024 Hold Harmless Report (xlsx) June 2023 N/A
FY2024 State-owned Building PILOT to Municipalities (xlsx) June 2023 N/A
Progress Report Regarding Statewide Reappraisals and Property Data, Pursuant to Act 68 of 2023 December 2023 RP-1327

2022

Title Published Number
2021 Utility and High Value Commercial Property Recommendations, Per Act 73 Sec. 21 January 2022 RP-1309
2022 Equalization Study Results December 2022 N/A
2022 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2022 N/A
2022 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2022 RP-1295-2022
2022 Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report January 2022 RP-1296-2022
2022 Vermont Research and Development Tax Credit Report: Companies that Filed a Claim in Calendar Year 2021 January 2022 RP-1298-2021
Act 73 Secondary Residences Report of 2021 January 2022 RP-1310
Comparison of Vermont’s Property Taxes to Property Taxes in Peer States October 2022 IG-1264
FY2023 Hold Harmless Report (xlsx) June 2022 N/A
FY2023 State-owned Building PILOT to Municipalities (xlsx) June 2022 N/A

2021

Title Published Number
2021 Equalization Study Results December 2021 N/A
2022 Equalization Study Results December 2021 N/A
2021 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2020 N/A
2021 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2021 RP-1295-2021
2021 Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report January 2021 RP-1296-2021
2021 Vermont Research and Development Tax Credit Report: Companies that Filed a Claim in Calendar Year 2020 January 2021 RP-1298-2020
FY2022 Hold Harmless Report (xlsx) June 2021 N/A
FY2022 State-owned Building PILOT to Municipalities (xlsx) June 2021 N/A

2020

Title Published Number
2020 Equalization Study Results December 2020 N/A
2020 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2020 N/A
2020 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2020 N/A
2020 Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report January 2020 N/A
2020 Vermont Research and Development Tax Credit: Companies That Filed a Claim in Calendar Year 2019 January 2020 RP-1298-2019
Act 175 Vermont Education Property Tax Transition Study January 2020 N/A
FY2021 Hold Harmless Report (xlsx) June 2020 N/A
FY2021 State-owned Building PILOT to Municipalities (xlsx) June 2020 N/A

2019

Title Published Number
2019 Equalization Study Results December 2019 N/A
2019 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2019 N/A
2019 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2019 N/A
2019 Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report January 2019 N/A
2019 Vermont Research and Development Tax Credit: Companies That Filed a Claim in Calendar Year 2018 January 2019 N/A
Act 10 (2018   Special Session), Relating to Short-Term Rentals January 2019 N/A
Act 34 and Act 51 Report on Data-Sharing Opportunities for Maximizing Eligibility for Public Benefit Programs December 2019 N/A
Act 51 Vermont Corporate Income Tax Report December 2019 RP-1263
Act 73 Report on Reimbursement of Municipal Appeal Losses December 2019 N/A
Current Use Audits 2018 Audit Findings for Panton, Sutton and Waitsfield January 2019 N/A
Department of Taxes Online Biennial Report December 2019 N/A
Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request June 2019 N/A
FY2020 Hold Harmless Report (xlsx) June 2019 N/A
FY2020 State-owned Building PILOT to Municipalities (xlsx) June 2019 N/A

2018

Title Published
2018 Equalization Study Results December 2018
2018 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2018
2018 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2018
2018 Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report January 2018
2018 Vermont Research and Development Tax Credit: Companies That Filed a Claim in Calendar Year 2017 January 2018
FY2019 Hold Harmless Report (xlsx) June 2018
FY2019 State-owned Building PILOT to Municipalities (xlsx) June 2018
Vermont Resident Personal Income Effective Tax Rates Before TCJA, After TCJA, and Under Reform Scenario 1: AGI $0 - $50,000 February 2018
Vermont Tax Department Impact Analysis: TCJA Effect on Vermont Income Tax February 2018

2017

Title Published
2017 Equalization Study Results December 2017
2017 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2017
2017 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2017
2017 Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report January 2017
2017 Vermont Research and Development Tax Credit: Companies That Filed a Claim in Calendar Year 2016 January 2017
Act 73 of 2017, Sec. 24a. Small Business Taxpayer Outreach and Education Working Group November 2017
FY2018 Hold Harmless Report (xlsx) June 2017
FY2018 State-owned Building PILOT to Municipalities (xlsx) June 2018
Internet-Based Lodging Study January 2017
Study of Transfer of Malt Beverages Between Licensed Manufacturing Locations January 2017

2016

Title Published
2016 Equalization Study Results December 2016
2016 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2016
2016 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2016
2016 Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report January 2016
2016 Vermont Research and Development Tax Credit: Companies That Filed a Claim in Calendar Year 2015 January 2016
Aggregate CLA Legislative Study Committee of Act 132 of 2016 December 2016
Collections Unit Status Report | Act 57 of 2015, Sec. 46. Transition August 2016
Economic Advancement Tax Incentives Program Overview July 2016
FY2017 Hold Harmless Report (xlsx) June 2016
FY2017 State-owned Building PILOT to Municipalities (xlsx) June 2016
Sales Tax on Services Study January 2016
Tax Increment Financing Districts in Vermont January 2016
Use Value Municipal Reimbursement January 2016
Year Used to Calculate Property Tax Adjustments January 2016

2015

Title Published
2012 - 2013 Department of Taxes Biennial Report November 2015
2015 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2015
2015 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2015
2015 Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report January 2015
Vermont Tax Expenditures 2015 Biennial Report January 2015

2014

Title Published
2014 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2014
2014 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2014
2014 Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report January 2014
Compliance Programs, Activities, Trends, and Targets January 2014

2013

Title Published
2011-2012 Department of Taxes Biennial Report April 2013
2013 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2013
2013 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2013
2013 Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report January 2013
Annual Report on the Tax Computer System Modernization Fund November 2013
Electronic Administration of Landlord Certificates 2013 January 2013
Vermont Tax Expenditures 2013 Biennial Report January 2013

2012

Title Published
2012 Annual Report on Digital Business Entities January 2012
2012 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2012
2012 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2012
About the 2012 Annual Paid Claims & Enrollment Report (APCER) for VHCURES September 2012
Feasibility of an Internet-Based Use Tax Reporting and Payment System January 2012
Taxpayer Outreach Study January 2012

2011

Title Published
2009-2010 Department of Taxes Biennial Report January 2011
2011 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2011
2011 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2011
Vermont Tax Expenditures 2011 Biennial Report January 2011

2010 - 1999

Title Published
2010 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2010
2010 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2010
2009 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2009
2009 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2009
Report on 2009 Vermont Tax Amnesty December 2009
Vermont Tax Expenditures 2009 Biennial Report January 2009
2007-2008 Department of Taxes Biennial Report January 2009
2008 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2008
2008 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2008
Vermont Tax Expenditures Transition Report January 2008
2005-2006 Department of Taxes Biennial Report January 2007
2007 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2007
2007 Property Valuation and Review Annual Report January 2007
Tax Expenditures Transition Report on Personal and Corporate Income Taxes Sales and Use Taxes  January 2007
2006 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2006
2003-2004 Department of Taxes Biennial Report January 2005
2005 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2005
2004 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2004
2003 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2003
2002 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2002
2001 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2001
2000 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 2000
1999 Highlights of Tax Legislation June 1999