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Top Marginal Effective Tax Rates by State and by Source of Income, 2012 Tax Law vs. 2013 Tax Law (as enacted in ATRA)


Gerald T. Prante


Lynchburg College, School of Business and Economics

Austin John


Lynchburg College, School of Business and Economics
February 3, 2013


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This paper compares state-by-state estimates of the top marginal effective tax rates (METRs) on wages, interest, dividends, capital gains, and business income for tax year 2012 to the rates enacted into law for 2013 by the American Tax Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA). Overall, the average top METR on wage income increased by approximately six percentage points (41.8 percent to 47.9 percent), while taxes on dividends and capital gains increased by an average of 9.4 percentage points. The top METRs on wages, interest, and partnership/sole proprietor income now exceed 50 percent in California, Hawaii, and New York City.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 12

Keywords: tax, marginal effective tax rate, fiscal cliff

JEL Classification: E62

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Date posted: November 17, 2012 ; Last revised: April 22, 2013

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Prante, Gerald T. and John, Austin, Top Marginal Effective Tax Rates by State and by Source of Income, 2012 Tax Law vs. 2013 Tax Law (as enacted in ATRA) (February 3, 2013). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2176526 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2176526

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Gerald T. Prante (Contact Author)
Lynchburg College, School of Business and Economics ( email )
Lynchburg, VA 24501
United States
Austin John
Lynchburg College, School of Business and Economics ( email )
Lynchburg, VA 24501
United States
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