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State Income Tax: None
Effective Income Tax Rate: 0%
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 5.32%
Average Property Tax: $635 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 24 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: None
State Income Tax: None
Effective Income Tax Rate: 0%
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 8.14%
Average Property Tax: $693 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 33.78 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: None
State Income Tax: 2% on interest and dividends
Effective Income Tax Rate: 0%
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 9.47%
Average Property Tax: $768 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 27.4 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: None
State Income Tax: None
Effective Income Tax Rate: 0%
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 7.05%
Average Property Tax: $1,041 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 41.99 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: None
State Income Tax: None
Effective Income Tax Rate: 0%
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 1.76%
Average Property Tax: $1,234 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 14.66 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: None
State Income Tax: None
Effective Income Tax Rate: 0%
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 9.21%
Average Property Tax: $1,125 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 49.4 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: An estate tax is imposed on estates exceeding $2.193 million. Rates range from 10% to 20%. Washington offers an additional $2.5 million deduction for family-owned businesses valued at less than $6 million
State Income Tax: None
Effective Income Tax Rate: 0%
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 6.4%
Average Property Tax: $1,388 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 30 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: None
State Income Tax: 1.1% (on taxable income of $39,450 or less for single filers; $65,900 or less for joint filers) — 2.9% (on taxable income over $433,200)
Effective Income Tax Rate: 1.1% for single filers; 1.58% for joint filers
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 6.85%
Average Property Tax: $1,056 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 23 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: None
State Income Tax: 2.59% (on taxable income of $26,500 or less for single filers; $53,000 or less for joint filers) — 4.5% (on taxable income of over $159,000 for single filers; over $318,000 for joint filers)
Effective Income Tax Rate: 2.77% for single filers; 3.24% for joint filers
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 8.39%
Average Property Tax: $754 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 19 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: None
State Income Tax: 5% on interest and dividends
Effective Income Tax Rate: 0%
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 0%
Average Property Tax: $2,296 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 23.83 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: None
State Income Tax: 4.95% (flat)
Effective Income Tax Rate: 4.95% for single filers; 4.63% for joint filers
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 8.78%
Average Property Tax: $2,408 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 54.98 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: Illinois has an estate tax with a $4 million exemption. The maximum estate-tax rate is 16%.
State Income Tax: 3% (on taxable income of $10,000 or less for single filers; $20,000 or less for joint filers) — 6.99% (on taxable income over $500,000 for single filers; over $1 million for joint filers)
Effective Income Tax Rate: 2.03% for single filers; 5.19% for joint filers
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 6.35%
Average Property Tax: $2,114 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 42.11 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: Estates valued over $3.6 million (in 2019) are subject to estate tax. Rates range from 7.2% to 12%. Connecticut is the only state with a gift tax on assets you give away while alive. The state’s tax law requires that you file Connecticut gift tax returns every year to identify such gifts; however, taxes (at rates ranging from 7.2% to 12%) are due only when the aggregate value of gifts made to any individual since 2005 exceeds $2 million.
State Income Tax: 4% (on taxable income of $8,500 or less for single filers; $17,150 or less for joint filers) — 8.82% (on taxable income over $1,077,550 for single filers; over $2,155,350 for joint filers)
Effective Income Tax Rate: 5.03% for single filers; 6.33% for joint filers
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 8.49%
Average Property Tax: $1,812 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 45.96 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: Estates exceeding $5.74 million are subject to estate tax, with a top rate of 16%. The state estate tax is a “cliff tax.” That means if the value of the estate is more than 105% of the current exemption, the exemption won’t be available and the entire estate will be subject to state estate tax.
State Income Tax: 4% (on taxable income of $11,450 or less for single filers; $15,270 or less for joint filers) — 7.65% (on taxable income over $252,150 for single filers; over $336,200 for joint filers)
Effective Income Tax Rate: 2.59% for single filers; 4.95% for joint filers
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 5.44%
Average Property Tax: $1,924 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 32.9 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: None
State Income Tax: 1.4% (on taxable income of $20,000 or less) — 10.75% (on taxable income over $5 million)
Effective Income Tax Rate: 1.53% for single filers; 3.37% for joint filers
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 6.6%
Average Property Tax: $2,530 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 41.4 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: New Jersey imposes an inheritance tax, at graduated rates ranging from 11% to 16%, on the transfer from a decedent to certain beneficiaries of real and personal property that has a total value of $500 or more. No tax is imposed on transfers to parents, grandparents, descendants, children and their descendants, spouses, civil union partners, domestic partners or charities. There is a $25,000 exemption per Class C beneficiary (siblings, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law).
State Income Tax: 2.46% (on taxable income of $3,230 or less for single filers; $6,440 or less for joint filers) — 6.84% (on taxable income over $31,160 for single filers; over $62,320 for joint filers)
Effective Income Tax Rate: 3.23% for single filers; 5.22% for joint filers
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 6.88%
Average Property Tax: $1,855 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 30.6 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: Nebraska’s inheritance tax is a local tax administered by counties and ranges from 1% to 18%; assets passing to a spouse or charity are exempt from inheritance taxes.
State Income Tax: 3.07% (flat)
Effective Income Tax Rate: 5.07% for both single and joint filers
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 6.34%
Average Property Tax: $1,674 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 58.7 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: The Pennsylvania inheritance tax is calculated as a percentage of the value of the estate transferred to beneficiaries. The amount is determined based on the relationship of the heir to the decedent and the decedent’s date of death. The tax rate is 4.5% for transfers to direct descendants (lineal heirs), 12% for transfers to siblings and 15% for transfers to other heirs (except charitable organizations, exempt institutions and government entities). Property a husband and wife own jointly is exempt from the tax, and so is property inherited from a spouse or from a child 21 or younger by a parent. If the inheritance tax is paid within three months of the decedent’s death, a 5% discount may apply.
State Income Tax: 0% (on taxable income of $21,750 or less) — 4.797% (on taxable income over $217,400)
Effective Income Tax Rate: 1.81% for single filers; 4.83% for joint filers
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 7.17%
Average Property Tax: $1,641 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 38.51 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: None
State Income Tax: 0.33% (on taxable income of $1,638 or less) — 8.53% (on taxable income over $73,710)
Effective Income Tax Rate: 4.43% for single filers; 7.03% for joint filers
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 6.82%
Average Property Tax: $1,678 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 30.5 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: Iowa’s inheritance tax ranges from 0% to 15%, depending on the amount of the inheritance and the relationship of the recipient to the decedent, with these exceptions: No tax is due on property left to a surviving spouse, stepchildren, lineal descendants (children, grandchildren, etc.) or lineal ascendants (parents, grandparents, etc.), and no tax is due if the estate’s net value is less than $25,000.
State Income Tax: 3.1% (on taxable income of $15,000 or less for single filers; $30,000 or less for joint filers) — 5.7% (on taxable income over $30,000 for single filers; over $60,000 for joint filers)
Effective Income Tax Rate: 4.04% for single filers; 5.04% for joint filers
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 8.67%
Average Property Tax: $1,491 per $100,000 in home value
Gas Taxes and Fees: 24.03 cents per gallon
Inheritance and Estate Taxes: None
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