States ranked by claims for state and local tax deductions

AP and ABC News ^ | 18 Nov 17 | AP Staff

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The percentage of federal individual income tax filers claiming a deduction for state and local taxes paid in 2015, ranked by state:

1. Maryland: 45.7 percent

2. Connecticut: 41.3 percent

3. New Jersey: 41.2 percent

4. Virginia: 37.3 percent

5. Massachusetts: 36.9 percent

6. Oregon: 36.0 percent

7. Utah: 35.3 percent

8. Minnesota: 34.7 percent

9. New York: 34.5 percent

10. California: 34.4 percent

11. Georgia: 32.8 percent

12. Rhode Island: 32.8 percent

13. Colorado: 32.5 percent

14. Delaware: 31.6 percent

15. Illinois: 31.3 percent

16. Wisconsin: 31.0 percent

17. New Hampshire: 30.9 percent

18. Washington: 29.9 percent

19. Iowa: 29.5 percent

20. Hawaii: 29.1 percent

21. North Carolina: 29.0 percent

22. Pennsylvania: 28.6 percent

23. Arizona: 28.4 percent

24. Montana: 28.2 percent

25. Idaho: 28.0 percent

26. Maine: 27.6 percent

27. Nebraska: 27.6 percent

28. South Carolina: 27.3 percent

29. Vermont: 27.3 percent

30. Michigan: 26.5 percent

31. Missouri: 26.1 percent

32. Ohio: 26.1 percent

33. Kentucky: 26.0 percent

34. Alabama: 25.8 percent

35. Kansas: 25.5 percent

36. Nevada: 24.6 percent

37. Oklahoma: 24.0 percent

38. Mississippi: 23.3 percent

39. Louisiana: 23.0 percent

40. Texas: 22.8 percent

41. Indiana: 22.8 percent

42. Florida: 22.5 percent

43. New Mexico: 22.5 percent

44. Arkansas: 22.3 percent

45. Wyoming: 21.6 percent

46. Alaska: 21.4 percent

47. Tennessee: 19.3 percent

48. North Dakota: 18.5 percent

49. West Virginia: 17.0 percent

50. South Dakota: 16.9 percent

District of Columbia: 39.8 percent

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[rbmillerjr]

The SALT (hmm remember a different SALT in the day), will get figured out, as they will have to solve that in Committee.

Then, the overall package will consist of large tax cuts for middle America, equalizing corporate tax cuts (yes the US corporate rates are some of the highest in the world) and a small but meaningful reform of the system, which will hopefully in time lead to much larger reform.

By the way, the angst against corporate tax cuts is very disappointing to see on a conservative website like this for 2 big reasons.

1. The Reagan/Kemp wealth creation and growth conservatism seems all but dead.

2. Liberal media and DNC envy and class propaganda seems to have bled into conservative thought.

[longtermmemmory]

I believe there are at 3-8 states with no income tax. Those with constitutional amendments or (in the constitutions) prohibiting sales tax are doing financially ok.

[familyop]

"Yes, that way you can pay 45.6 percent if you make between 1.2 and 1.6 million dollars."

Whoah! On federal? Some lower rates are needed! What happened to what we were told would be a highest rate 38.x percent or something like that (was 39.x percent?)? I can see why they're not mentioning any likelihood of spending cuts for the near future (politics), but some of the higher rates should be lowered more than what is seen in the bill. It's good to see corporate lowered to 20% anyway. Could be even lower to skunk the competition overseas.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Trump had 35% as the top rate. I would recommend 25% as the top rate, for income above the FICA cap, with 12% for anything below that.