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STATE * Tax rate *   Income bracket   Personal Exemptions  
Low High # brackets low * High * Single * Married * Child *
ALABAMA   2% 5%   3 $500 b $3,000 b $1,500   $3,000   $300  
ALASKA   No State   Income Tax                  
ARIZONA   2.87% 5.04%   5 10,000 b 150,000 b 2,100   4,200   2,300  
ARKANSAS 1% 7% e 6 2,999 25,000 20 c 40 c 20 c
CALIFORNIA a 1% 9.3%   6 5,748 b 37,725 b 79 c 158 c 247 c
COLORADO 4.63% 1 FLAT RATE
CONNECTICUT   3% 4.5%   2 10,000 b 10,000 b 12,750 f 24,000 f    
DELAWARE 2.2% 5.95% 7 5,000 60,000 110 c 220 c 110 c
FLORIDA   No State   Income Tax                  
GEORGIA 1% 6% 6 750 g 7,000 g 2,700 5,400 2,700
HAWAII   1.4% 8.3%   8 2,000 b 40,000 b 1,040   2,080   1,040  
IDAHO 0.6% 7.8% 8 1,000 h 20,000 h 2,900 d 580 d 2,900 d
ILLINOIS   3%     1 FLAT RATE       2,000   4,000   2,000  
INDIANA 3.4% 1 FLAT RATE 1,000 2,000 1,000
IOWA   0.36% 8.9%   9 1,211   54,495   40 c 80 c 40 c*
KANSAS 3.5% 6.45% 3 15,000 b 30,000 b 2,250 4,500 2,250
KENTUCKY   2% 6%   5 3,000   8,000   20 c 40 c 20 c
LOUISIANA 2% 6% 3 10,000 50,000 b 4,500 I 9,000 I 1,000 I
MAINE a 2% 8.5%   4 4,150 b 16,500 b 2,850   5,700   2,850  
MARYLAND 2% 4.75% 4 1,000 3,000 2,400 4,800 2,400
MASSACHUSETTS   5.3%     1 FLAT RATE       4,400   8,800   1,000  
MICHIGAN a 4.1% l 1 FLAT RATE 3,000 6,000 3,000
MINNESOTA a 5.35% 7.85%   3 18,710 k 61,461 k 2,900 d 5,800 d 2,900 d
MISSISSIPPI 3% 5% 3 5,000 10,000 6,000 12,000 1,500
MISSOURI   1.5% 6%   10 1,000   9,000   2,100   4,200   2,100 s*
MONTANA a 2% 11% 10 2,200 75,400 1,720 3,440 1,720
NEBRASKA a 2.51% 6.68%   4 2,400   26,500 l 94 c 188 c 94 c
NEVADA   No State   Income Tax                  
NEW HAMPSHIRE   State Income   Tax limited to   dividend   and interest   income only      
NEW JERSEY 1.4% 6.37% 6 20,000 m 75,000 m 1,000 2,000 1,500
NEW MEXICO   1.7% 8.2%   7 5,500 n 65,000 n 2,900 d 5,800 d 2,900 d
NEW YORK 4% 6.85% 5 8,000 b 20,000 b 1,000
NORTH CAROLINA o 6% 8.25%   4 12,750 o 120,000 o 2,900 d 5,800 d 2,900 d
NORTH DAKOTA 2.1% 5.54% p 5 27,050 p 297,350 p 2,900 d 5,800 d 2,900 p
OHIO a 0.74% 7.5% q 9 5,000   200,000   1,150 q 2,300 q 1,150 q
OKLAHOMA 0.5% 6.65% r 8 1,000 10,000 1,000 2,000 1,000 r*
OREGON a 5% 9%   3 2,500 b 6,250 b 145 c 290 c 145 c, s*
PENNSYLVANIA 2.8% 1 flat rate none none none
RHODE ISLAND   25% of Federal   tax liability t                
SOUTH CAROLINA a 2.5% 7% 6 2,400 12,000 2,900 d 5,800 d 2,900 d
SOUTH DAKOTA   No State   Income Tax                  
TENNESSEE State Income Tax limited to dividend and interest income only
TEXAS   No State   Income Tax                  
UTAH a 2.3% 7% 6 863 b 4,313 b 2,175 d 4,350 d 2,175 d*, u
VERMONT   24% of Federal   tax liability t                
VIRGINIA 2% 5.75% 4 3,000 17,000 800 1,600 800
WASHINGTON   No State   Income Tax                  
WEST VIRGINIA 3% 6.5% 5 10,000 60,000 2,000 4,000 2,000
WISCONSIN   4.6% 6.75% v 4 8,280   124,200   700   1,400   400  
WYOMING   No state   Income Tax                  
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4.5% 9.3% w 3 10,000   40,000   1,370   2,740   1,370  
* Source: The Federation of Tax Administrators, from various sources
a. Seven states have statutory provision for automatic adjustment of tax brackets, personal exemptions or standard deductions to the rate of inflation. Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio index the personal exemption amounts only.
b. For joint returns, the taxes are twice the tax imposed on half the income.
c. Tax credits
d. These states allow personal exemptions or standard deductions as provided in the IRC. Utah allows a personal exemption equal to three-fourths the federal exemptions.
e. A special tax table is available for low-income taxpayers reducing their tax payments.
f. Combined personal exemptions and standard deduction. An additional tax credit is allowed ranging from 75% to 0% based on state adjusted gross income. Exemption amounts are phased out for higher income taxpayers until they are eliminated for households earning over $52,500.
g. The tax brackets reported are for single individuals. For married households filing separately, the same rates apply to income brackets ranging from $500 to $5,000; and the income brackets range from $1,000 to $10,000 for joint filers.
h. For joint returns, the tax is twice the tax imposed on half the income. A $10 filing tax is charged for each return and a $15 credit is allowed for each exemption.
i. Combined personal exemption and standard deduction.
j. Tax rate scheduled to decrease to 4.0% for tax year 2003.
k. The tax brackets reported are for single individuals. For married couples filing jointly, the same rates apply for income under $27,350 to over $108,661.
l. The tax brackets reported are for single individuals. For married couples filing jointly, the same rates apply for income under $4,000 to over $46,750.
m. The tax brackets reported are for single individuals. For married couples filing jointly, the same rates apply for income under $20,000 to over $150,000.
n. The tax brackets reported are for single individuals. For married couples filing jointly, the same rates apply for income under $8,000 to over $100,000. Married households filing separately pay the tax imposed on half the income.
o. The tax brackets reported are for single individuals. For married taxpayers, the same rates apply to income brackets ranging from $21,250 to $200,000. Lower exemption amounts allowed for high-income taxpayers. Tax rate scheduled to decrease after tax year 2003.
p. Rates reported are for short form filers. Long form filersŐ rates range from 2.67% for income under $3,000 to 12% over $50,000. Long form filers only can deduct federal income taxes. An additional $300 personal exemption is allowed for joint returns or unmarried heads of household.
q. Plus an additional $20 per exemption tax credit. Rates reported are for tax year 2001.
r. The rate range reported is for single persons not deducting federal income tax. For married persons filing jointly, the same rates apply to income brackets ranging from $2,000 to $21,000. Separate schedules, with rates ranging from 0.5% to 10%, apply to taxpayers deducting federal income taxes.
s. Deduction is limited to $10,000 for joint returns and $5,000 for individuals in Missouri and to $5,000 in Oregon.
t. Federal Tax Liability prior to the enactment of Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001.
u. One half of the federal income taxes are deductible.
v. The tax brackets reported are for single individuals. For married taxpayers, the same rates apply to income brackets ranging from $11,040 to $165,600. An additional $250 exemption is provided for each taxpayer or spouse age 65 or over.
w. Tax rate decreases are scheduled for tax year 2003.

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