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Annual tax worksheet

Tennessee

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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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Sales tax

Taxable purchases

Yearly spending subject to sales tax

Tennessee sales tax (state) est.
$2,800
7.00% of purchases

Tennessee has no income tax (the Hall tax on interest/dividends was repealed in 2021). High 7% state sales base; local rates stack on city pages.

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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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Tennessee gasoline tax est.
$137
27.4¢/gal

Tennessee's total state gas taxes per gallon.

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Subtotal $229

What's left

Federal incomeSalesGasolineTake-home
Total tax
estimate — add home & spending
$30,908–$34,356
Take-home$115,644–$119,092

21.38% of your income goes to taxes.

That's $32,072 to federal, state, and local governments this year; you keep $117,928. 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 Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee has no income tax at all, and makes up for it with one of the highest combined sales taxes in the country.

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