Connecticut
Connecticut Treats Poor Families Under Its Income Tax Better Than Most Other States
Connecticuts 1999 income tax threshold the income level at which families begin paying income tax: Ranking among 42 states with income taxes
For two-parent families of four: $24,100. 8th highest
For single-parent families of three: $19,100. 11th highest
Connecticuts 1999 income tax on working-poor and near-poor families:No tax on families with incomes at the poverty line ($17,028 for family of four, $13,290 for family of three). No tax on families of three or four with full-time minimum-wage earnings ($11,752). No tax on families with incomes at 125% of the poverty line ($21,285 for family of four, $16,613 for family of three). The only states with more favorable income tax treatment of working-poor and near-poor families are states that have refundable income tax credits.
Connecticut has consistently exempted families with below-poverty earnings from the income tax.In 1991, a family of four owed no tax until its income reached 73 percent above the poverty line. Connecticuts tax threshold is now 42 percent above the poverty line.