Individual Income and Payroll Taxes

The U.S. federal individual income tax was enacted in 1913 following the passage of the 16th Amendment. Today, most states and a small number of local and municipal governments also collect income taxes.

Federal Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets

State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets

The Effects of Lowering the Cap on the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction

August 7, 2017

Taxes on the Rich Were Not That Much Higher in the 1950s

August 4, 2017

America’s Highly Progressive Tax System Will Complicate Efforts to Help Working Families

August 3, 2017

Hawaii Hikes Income Taxes to Pay for Earned Income Credit

July 24, 2017

How High Are Individual Income Tax Collections in Your State?

July 20, 2017

Seattle Passes Municipal Income Tax; It is Almost Certainly Illegal

July 14, 2017

With Veto Override, Illinois Legislature Abandons Reform Efforts

July 7, 2017

The Largest Deductions Taken by High-Income Households

July 3, 2017

A Bevy of Tax Bills To Raise Long-Term Revenue in Delaware

June 28, 2017

Senate GOP Healthcare Bill Would Repeal $550 Billion in ACA Tax Increases

June 26, 2017

Illinois Calls Special Legislative Session in Final Attempt to Prevent Fiscal Disaster

June 26, 2017

QB Derek Carr Could Save $3.1 Million in Taxes if Raiders Were Already in Las Vegas

June 22, 2017

Complicated Taxes for Business Travelers Might Be Getting Easier

June 20, 2017

Unpacking the State and Local Tax Toolkit: Sources of State and Local Tax Collections

June 20, 2017

North Carolina’s Tax Reform Experience Isn’t Comparable to Kansas

June 19, 2017

West Virginia Legislature Reaches Budget Agreement

June 16, 2017

Who Really Pays Washington State’s Taxes?