Figure 3: Top Bracket Rates for Personal Income Tax

Note: Rates are for married taxpayers, filing jointly. The taxable-income threshold for the top rate is $33,000 in Maine and $20,000 in Connecticut; Massachusetts has a different structure for non-wage income; New Hampshire’s rate applies to interest and dividends only; the percent shown in Rhode Island and Vermont applies to federal income tax liability.
Source: State Tax Guide, CCH, Inc., 2001.

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