Two Graphs
Well, three actually, but two concepts: Price of Government and Tax Incidence. They are pretty important in understanding Minnesota’s budget and tax issues. Fortunately for all of us, the state of...
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Minnesota’s latest tax incidence study came out this week (and can be found here). I’ve written about it before, and the trends are pretty much the same as previous studies. Two graphs jump out at me....
View ArticleHistorical Tax Incidence
Note: These graphs have been corrected in the 2012 Tax Incidence post. I like analysis, and I like tax policy. Put the two together, as I’ve done before, and it’s a pretty sweet time. But I have a lot...
View Article2012 Tax Incidence
So I’ve done our 2012 taxes, and as such, I can update my last blog post on tax incidence. Graphs below… Due to mainly to a higher income than last year and purchasing a house, total tax burden is up:...
View ArticleTax Incidence Reviewed
I have nothing better to do on a Saturday morning than go over finances. In doing so, I realized that I had miscalculated the tax incidence graphs I had previously created. The biggest change is for...
View ArticleMinnesota Tax Incidence 2013
I’m a couple days late to this, but it’s that time of the year: the 2013 Minnesota Tax Incidence Study has come out. I post about this regularly, so let’s take a look at what is new in 2013! Let’s...
View Article2013 Tax Incidence
Hey, it’s time for my now-annual blog post on tax incidence! Graphs below… The payroll tax cut ended this year, and as a result, total tax burden is marginally up: Payroll taxes are back to normal, but...
View Article2014 Tax Incidence
Tax time is here, and that means it’s time to calculate our 2014 tax incidence below… I thought there would be big changes due to the birth of Sonja, but I was largely wrong. Overall tax burden is up...
View ArticleMinnesota Tax Incidence 2015
The 2015 Minnesota Tax Incidence study is out. Since I last posted about this two years ago, not much has changed. Details below: The overall effective tax rate is pretty much the same as it has been...
View Article2015 Tax Incidence
Hey, it’s tax time again! As predicted last year, burden increased for 2015 but other than that, no huge changes. Property taxes down a bit but the absolute amount should be going up next year based on...
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