The Capital Cities Curmudgeon -- All Criticism, All the Time

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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Connecticut Residents, You Cheapskates! Pay More! Pay Now!

Connecticut residents may or may not have noticed that more items are now subject to the sales tax, but it will be hard to miss the additional taxes that will be withheld from their paychecks in a week’s time.

Starting on Aug. 1, the state will begin to capture the boost in the income tax for 2011 approved by lawmakers in May, which is
retroactive to the beginning of the calendar year.

Single and joint filers earning $50,000 a year will see about $200 in additional withholding through December, as will joint filers earning $100,000. Single filers making $100,000 will see about $605 disappear from their paychecks.



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