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In article <3d4nvt$dsp@news.cais.com> marko@pulse.com writes:

> 
> Ted Frank <thf2@midway.uchicago.edu> wrote:
> >I scoured bookstores in the DC area, and could not find a single book
> >to answer this question. Sure, there were cutesy books that mentioned
> >that DC has a top rate of 10% and Maryland and Virginia both have top
> >rates around 6%, but are these graduated or what? And if so, how much?
> 
> Virginia's top income tax rate is 5.75%.  It is graduated, but it rises
> to the maximum quite a bit faster than the Federal tax.  I don't have
> the exact figures handy.

Top rate is $470 plus 5.75% over $18,000.

> 
> One nice thing about Virginia tax is that there is no "marriage
> penalty."

You also get your schedule A deductions.

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