06/16/2026
I have heard some clients not knowing what is beyond “no state income tax.”
It is clients paying sales tax on services - like our tax prep fee. Tax rate at the office is 8.725%. The increase doesn’t go to us! Goes to the State.
No big deal, right? But add that to hair cuts, daycare, dance lessons, massages, salon services, plumbers, repair services, real estate sales, lawn services…..
Know before you go where the tax shift hits. August vote.
AMENDMENT 5 sounds like a tax cut. Look closer — IT'S A TAX SHIFT.
What replaces revenue from income taxes— and who pays the price?
Missouri’s income tax helps fund the state budget. If that revenue is eliminated, lawmakers would have to make up the difference somehow — likely through higher sales taxes, new taxes on goods and services, or cuts to public services.
That matters because state funding supports things Missourians rely on every day: public schools, roads and bridges, health care, mental health services, senior services, public safety, and programs for children and families.
And yes, Missouri schools are partly funded by local property taxes — but that’s only part of the picture. Schools also receive state funding. If state revenue drops, local property taxes do not automatically replace the money schools could lose.
So Amendment 5 is not just a tax cut. It would be a tax shift — moving more costs onto everyday purchases while putting essential services at risk.
Before voting, ask:
Who benefits most?
Who pays more in the long run?
And what happens to the services our communities count on?
Look closer before you vote.
