Not exact matches
The
tax code isn't much better, and with many entrepreneurs using pass - through entities that have them paying
tax at a
personal income
tax rate (vs. corporate income
tax rate), any future corporate
tax reform is not likely to affect the
average entrepreneur favorably.
As a result,
personal income
tax revenues grew at a 15.1 percent
rate in the fourth quarter of 2017, well above the 3.2 percent
average rate of the previous four quarters.
Of the $ 3.2 billion year - over-year improvement, budgetary revenues were up by $ 3.9 billion, primarily due to higher
personal income
tax revenues (up $ 3.4 billion, reflecting increases in employment and
average wages) and employment insurance premiums (up $ 1.6 billion reflecting higher premium
rates and an increase in maximum insurable earnings).
While the
personal income
tax, which has a top
rate of 5 %, is slightly lower than the national
average for state income
taxes, the statewide sales
tax of 7 % is slightly above the national
average.
For example, corporate profits have a much higher
average effective
tax rate than that
personal income.
This is no statistical fluke — the top 10 most popular destinations for those who've left have an
average personal - income
tax of 2.9 percent, six points lower than New York's top
rate.