Total Taxes

The Friday File: Looking at tax burden – the proportion of personal income paid towards state and local taxes – NY has the highest burden at 12.75%, followed by HI at 12.70%, ME at 11.42%, VT at 11.13%, and MN at 10.20%. At the low end, FL is 45th at 6.64%, NH follows at 6.41%, then WY at 6.32%, DE at 6.22%, TN 5.75%, and AK at 5.06%. Pay your taxes by Monday!