2012 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:

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Property taxes and federal income taxes are up over last year, most other taxes are flat:

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Here’s the cumulative view:

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State tax incidence is up mainly due to higher property taxes:

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Looking forward, the 2% payroll tax cut expired this year, so next year taxes should be even higher. If nothing else changes except for that 2% increase, next year would be close to the highest tax burden yet. We’ll see!