How to Calculate 2017 Minnesota State Income Tax by Using State Income Tax Table
1. Find your income exemptions
2. Find your pretax deductions, including 401K, flexible account contributions ...
3. Find your gross income
4. Check the 2017 Minnesota state tax rate and the rules to calculate state income tax
5. Calculate your state income tax step by step
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Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross biweekly wages.
Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Health Benefits Plan payment(s) (includes dental and vision insurance program, and flexible spending account - health care and dependent care deductions) from the amount computed in step 1.
Add the taxable biweekly fringe benefits (taxable life insurance, etc.) to the amount computed in step 2 to obtain the adjusted gross biweekly wages.
Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages times >26< to obtain the gross annual wages.
Determine the exemption allowance by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the gross annual wages to compute the taxable income.
Exemption Allowance = >$4,050< x Number of Exemptions
Apply the taxable income computed in step 5 to the following table to determine the annual Minnesota tax withholding.
Tax Withholding Table Single
If the Amount of
Taxable Income Is:
The Amount of Minnesota
Tax Withholding Should Be:
Over:
But Not
Over:
Of Excess
Over:
$ 0
$ 2,300
$ 0
plus
0.0%
$ 0
2,300
>27,690
0
plus
5.35%
2,300
27,690
85,700
1,358.37
plus
7.05%
27,690
85,700
159,210
5,448.08
plus
7.85%
85,700
159,210
and over
11,218.62
plus
9.85%
159,210
Married
If the Amount of
Taxable Income Is:
The Amount of Minnesota
Tax Withholding Should Be:
Over:
But Not
Over:
Of Excess
Over:
$ 0
$ >8,650
$ 0
plus
0.0%
$ 0
8,650
45,760
0
plus
5.35%
>8,650
45,760
156,100
1,985.39
plus
7.05%
45,760
156,100
270,160
9,764.36
plus
7.85%
156,100
270,160
and over
18,718.07
plus
9.85%
270,160
Divide the annual Minnesota tax withholding by >26< to obtain the biweekly Minnesota tax withholding.
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