The Los Angeles Times blog, referencing our list yesterday of last minute state budgets, states a new fact:
California has lost the distinction of having the highest personal income tax rate among the 50 states.
True! Following a flurry of legislative activity in recent weeks, California no longer has the highest individual income tax top rate in the United States. Here are state income taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. rates over 8% now:
|
State |
Individual Income Tax Rates |
|
Hawaii |
11% (on income over $200,000) |
|
Oregon |
11% (on income over $250,000) |
|
New Jersey |
10.75% (on income over $1 million) |
|
California |
10.55% (on income over $1 million) |
|
New Jersey (2nd bracket) |
10.25% (on income over $500,000) |
|
Hawaii (2nd bracket) |
10% (on income over $175,000) |
|
Oregon (2nd bracket) |
9.9% (on income over $125,000) |
|
Rhode Island |
9.9% (on income at the federal top rate) |
| California (2nd bracket) |
9.55% (on income over $47,055) |
|
Vermont |
9.4% (on income at the federal top rate) |
| Oregon (3rd bracket) |
9% (on income over $7,600) |
| Hawaii (3rd bracket) |
9% (on income over $150,000) |
| Rhode Island (2nd bracket) |
9% (on income at the second highest federal rate) |
|
Iowa |
8.98% (on income over $63,315) |
|
New York |
8.97% (on income over $500,000) |
| Vermont (2nd bracket) |
8.9% (on income at the second highest federal rate) |
|
Maine |
8.5% (on income over $19,450) |
| California (3rd bracket) |
8.25% (on income over $37,233) |
| Hawaii (4th bracket) |
8.25% (on income over $48,000) |
| Vermont (3rd bracket) |
8.25% (on income at the third highest federal rate) |
| New Jersey (3rd bracket) |
8% (on income over $400,000) |
Notes: Rhode Island offers an optional flat tax with fewer deductions, not shown here. Iowa allows deduction of federal income tax, reducing their effective tax rate. Maryland is not included, although substantial county income taxes produce a top rate of over 9%. Maine has passed a bill to reduce their income tax top rate to 6.85%, effective January 1, 2010. Local income taxes not included.
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