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Average dollar amount of state and local tax deductions claimed on federal individual income tax returns for 2015, ranked by state:

1. New York: $22,169

2. Connecticut: $19,665

3. California: $18,438

4. New Jersey: $17,850

5. Massachusetts: $15,572

6. Minnesota: $12,954

7. Maryland: $12,931

8. Oregon: $12,617

9. Illinois: $12,524

10. Rhode Island: $12,434

11. Vermont: $12,408

12. Wisconsin: $11,653

13. Maine: $11,432

14. Virginia: $11,288

15. Pennsylvania: $11,248

16. Nebraska: $11,088

17. Ohio: $10,445

18. Iowa: $10,164

19. New Hampshire: $10,121

20. Kentucky: $9,955

21. Hawaii: $9,906

22. Missouri: $9,886

23. Michigan: $9,648

24. North Carolina: $9,587

25. West Virginia: $9,463

26. Kansas: $9,425

27. Montana: $9,358

28. Delaware: $9,195

29. Georgia: $9,159

30. Arkansas: $9,116

31. Colorado: $9,017

32. Idaho: $8,863

33. South Carolina: $8,765

34. Indiana: $8,756

35. Utah: $8,291

36. Oklahoma: $8,201

37. Texas: $7,824

38. Arizona: $7,404

39. Washington: $7,403

40. Florida: $7,373

41. New Mexico: $7,091

42. North Dakota: $6,865

43. Louisiana: $6,742

44. Wyoming: $6,307

45. Mississippi: $6,303

46. South Dakota: $6,098

47. Nevada: $5,989

48. Alabama: $5,919

49. Tennessee: $5,612

50. Alaska: $4,932

District of Columbia: $16,443

1 posted on 11/20/2017 4:42:05 PM PST by SkyPilot
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To: Mariner; nopardons; Oldeconomybuyer; Kaslin; DoodleDawg; Architect of Avalon; kearnyirish2; ...

Tax Bill ping.


2 posted on 11/20/2017 4:43:32 PM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: SkyPilot

Bump


3 posted on 11/20/2017 4:48:07 PM PST by Az Joe (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
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To: SkyPilot

Number of Republican reps in Congress:

1. New York: 9

2. Connecticut: 0

3. California: 14

4. New Jersey: 5

5. Massachusetts: 0

6. Minnesota: 3

7. Maryland: 1

8. Oregon: 1

9. Illinois: 7

10. Rhode Island: 0

A total of 40 in the top 10 states in deductions.


4 posted on 11/20/2017 4:50:59 PM PST by proxy_user
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"1. New York: $22,169

2. Connecticut: $19,665

3. California: $18,438

4. New Jersey: $17,850
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Average dollar amount per filing in those states and other blue states. Wow. That would have been quite a bit of money for Democrat political efforts.


5 posted on 11/20/2017 4:51:22 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: SkyPilot

The power to tax, is the power to destroy.

The “progressive” tax rate is straight out of the communist manfesto.

10% income tax, across the board, no exemptions, no deductions, no credits, no minimums. 10 cents of every dollar earned goes to the feds, and 10 cents on the dollar is all they get, period.


7 posted on 11/20/2017 4:59:25 PM PST by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it. MAGA!)
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When one takes away the personal exemptions of $4,050 per household member, that puts millions of taxpayers into tax hike territory in most states.

Even WITH the increase in the standard deduction.

While many will find themselves in a lower bracket, many also will find themselves in higher brackets.

Did our elected representatives lie to us?


9 posted on 11/20/2017 5:01:04 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: SkyPilot
This list also doesn't account for Florida and other States that have been able to deduct State sales taxes under legislation passed over the last couple of years.

Mnuchin, Cohn, and all the rest of the GOLDMAN SACHS BANKSTERS involved in this attempt to rip off a TRILLION DOLLARS FROM THE MIDDLE CLASS NEED TO BEWARE!!.

11 posted on 11/20/2017 5:02:05 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: SkyPilot

So why do they not put DC in its appropriate place in the rankings, like 4th or 5th. This is important given that the assess who run our government seat themselves here.


18 posted on 11/20/2017 5:19:23 PM PST by AndyJackson
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the question can be this..... Would a person rather have a tax cut, or pay a little more..... Or have the market go up another 25%. The correct answer is have the market go up. If that is not a person’s answer.....it’s probably time to rethink their financial planning.


23 posted on 11/20/2017 5:27:26 PM PST by kjam22 (America need forgiveness from God)
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To: SkyPilot

SkyPilot, seems reasonable to cap the deduction at the average paid across the States.

It may cause people in high tax states to think about how their State government is screwing them.


35 posted on 11/20/2017 5:46:06 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
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Less than 50% of tax filers in every state.

The average is about 28% of filers.

What is also needed is % of filers taking SALT deductions withing each state by income quintile (lowest 10%, next 10% ect. up to top 10%).

With the increase in the standard deduction more folks would likely have dropped SALT itemized deductions anyway, which means that alone would dropped the total number of filers to much further below 50% of all filers.

I think SALT deductions are taken by fewer filers than most people think.


47 posted on 11/20/2017 6:07:17 PM PST by Wuli
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Another reason I’m moving to Indiana from Maryland— the state & local tax rates:

1) Average dollar amount of state and local tax deductions claimed on federal individual income tax returns for 2015

7. Maryland: $12,931
34. Indiana: $8,756

2) 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
41. Indiana: 22.8 percent


78 posted on 11/20/2017 6:36:51 PM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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And that is why I want the tax reform rates even lower, so we can get rid of individual and corporate SALT and stop subsidizing oppressive, large state and local governments.

The only thing comforting about my subsidizing the yuge, debt-riddled, whacko-loony government of Kookiefornia is that I can write off my state and local taxes.

I will gladly give up state and local write-offs for much lower rates so that less of my money will be going to subsidize Kookiefornia.


79 posted on 11/20/2017 6:38:25 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Environ-MENTAL-ism is MENTAL)
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To: SkyPilot

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93 posted on 11/20/2017 6:51:49 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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9. Illinois: $12,524

That's the average.

I'll tell you point blank I pay more than double that living here in Illinois.

The Trump Tax Plan is a DISASTER for me. It will be the single biggest TAX HIKE in HISTORY for people like me.

And that's BEFORE the $45k I pay in forced alimony gets taken away as a deduction too.

At that point, I quit my job and file for welfare. I'll just be done. I'm not paying for everyone else anymore while living under a bridge too. Screw that.

140 posted on 11/20/2017 8:55:01 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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” New York: $22,169

2. Connecticut: $19,665

3. California: $18,438

4. New Jersey: $17,850

5. Massachusetts: $15,572

6. Minnesota: $12,954

7. Maryland: $12,931

8. Oregon: $12,617

9. Illinois: $12,524

10. Rhode Island: $12,434

11. Vermont: $12,408

Liberal hellhole States the rest of us support by letting them keep that money via deductions. Since the personal deduction is going up by $12,000 those are the only States that may see a tax increase. Tough noogies. get a grip on your States and stop expecting the rest of us to support you.


173 posted on 11/21/2017 4:56:07 AM PST by CodeToad (CWII is coming. Arm Up! They Are!)
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Why don’t these citizens simply do a constitutional referendum to prohibit a state income tax?


210 posted on 11/21/2017 7:44:24 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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The top 11 are all Democratic states accounting for 170 of Hillary’s 232 Electoral College votes.


225 posted on 11/21/2017 11:36:25 AM PST by Truthsearcher
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