Research excise taxes in other states besides North Carolina. Report on 2 different type of excise taxes in 3 different states. Solution The discussion below illustrates the excise taxes on two different commodities in 3 different states: Commodity: Cigarretes (tax in US$) Washington: $ 3.025 California: $2.87 Nevada: $1.80 Commodity: Beer (tax in US$ per gallon) Washington: $ 0.26 California: $0.20 Nevada: $0.16.