Individual Income and Payroll Taxes

2019 Tax Brackets

The IRS recently released its 2019 individual income tax brackets and rates. Check out the new standard deduction, child tax credit, earned income tax credit, rates and brackets, and more.

Does Your State Have an Individual Alternative Minimum Tax?

How Does Your State Structure Its Individual Income Tax Brackets?

Summary of the Latest Federal Income Tax Data, 2018 Update

The top 50 percent of all taxpayers pay 97 percent of all individual income taxes, while the bottom 50 percent paid the remaining 3 percent.

Does Your State Have a Marriage Penalty?

Results of 2018 State and Local Tax Ballot Initiatives

Ballot initiatives are often an afterthought on Election Day, but in many states, voters went to the polls to weigh in on significant tax policy questions. Here are the most recent results we’ve compiled for tax-related ballot measures.

Is the Irish Tax Code Actually Competitive?

Spain’s Proposed Budget Plans Would Hurt Its Competitiveness Ranking

Will Maine Voters Adopt New Payroll and Income Taxes to Fund Long-Term Home Care?

Analysis of Sen. Kamala Harris’s “LIFT the Middle-Class Act”

Top State Tax Ballot Initiatives to Watch in 2018

Explore our list of the top state tax ballot measures to watch for throughout the country.

“Who Pays?” Doesn’t Tell Us Much About Who Actually Pays State Taxes

Ranking Individual Income Taxes on the 2019 State Business Tax Climate Index

Who Benefits from the State and Local Tax Deduction?

Arizona Income Tax Increase Not on November Ballot

Minnesota’s Uncompetitive Tax Code Warrants Improvement

Massachusetts Income Tax Increase Not on November Ballot

2019 State Business Tax Climate Index

Our 2019 State Business Tax Climate Index compares each state on over 100 variables including corporate, individual, property, and sales taxes. How does your state rank?

The Ways and Means Committee Passes Tax Reform 2.0

Sources of Personal Income, Tax Year 2016