Kelly Phillips Erb is a Forbes senior writer who covers tax. Author’s note: The standard deduction amounts, state and local tax (SALT) caps, and maximum amount of the child tax credit have been ...

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State income tax rates vary widely across the U.S. and can impact everything from your take-home pay to your long-term financial goals. State income tax is a tax levied by individual states on your ...