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Annual tax worksheet

Massachusetts

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Income tax

Annual income
Filing status
Kids at home

Federal Child Tax Credit — $2,000 per child under 17.

Federal income tax
$29,043
19.36% effective · 2024 · single

Computed on gross income, less the federal Child Tax Credit ($2,000 per child under 17, phasing out above $200k single / $400k married). Still simplified — it ignores the standard deduction, other credits, the refundable-credit cap, and payroll (FICA) taxes.

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Massachusetts income tax
$7,500
5.00% effective · 2024 · single

A flat 5%, plus a 4% "millionaire" surtax on income over $1,053,750 (2024, indexed yearly). Simplified — ignores deductions.

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Subtotal $36,543

Sales tax

Taxable purchases

Yearly spending subject to sales tax

Massachusetts sales tax est.
$2,500
6.25% of purchases

6.25% statewide; Massachusetts has no local sales tax.

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Gasoline tax

Gas

Gallons of gas a year (~500 typical)

Federal gasoline excise est.
$92
18.4¢/gal

A flat federal excise, unchanged since 1993 and not indexed to inflation: 18.4¢ per gallon (18.3¢ to the Highway Trust Fund plus 0.1¢ for leaking underground storage tanks). It applies in every state; states add their own.

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Massachusetts gasoline tax est.
$138
27.5¢/gal

Massachusetts's total state gas taxes per gallon.

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Subtotal $230

What's left

Federal incomeState incomeSalesGasolineTake-home
Total tax
estimate — add home & spending
$38,221–$41,332
Take-home$108,668–$111,779

26.18% of your income goes to taxes.

That's $39,273 to federal, state, and local governments this year; you keep $110,727. The gray slice of the bar is what's actually yours.

The same numbers elsewhere

Your inputs, other places — tap to see the breakdown.

New York City, NY$52,931→Chicago, IL$50,492→Los Angeles, CA$49,704→

About Massachusetts

Massachusetts

Massachusetts is famously flat — 5% on income — with a 4% surcharge that only touches income above about a million dollars. No local sales tax, and no city income tax.

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