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Connecticut Income Tax (2026)

Info: Graduated 2% to 6.99%; top rate 6.99% (with a benefit-recapture add-back that makes high earners pay the top rate on all income).

InfoVerified Jul 4, 2026

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Income Tax in states bordering Connecticut

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

MassachusettsConditional
Flat 5% PLUS a 4% surtax on taxable income over $1,107,750 (2026 threshold), for a top effective rate of 9% above that level.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: mass.gov · Full Massachusetts rule →
New YorkConditional
Graduated state income tax: for tax year 2026, rates run 3.9% (lowest bracket) up to 10.9% on taxable income over $25,000,000 — among the highest top rates in the nation (Tax Law §601; further lower/middle-bracket cuts arrive in 2027). New York City residents pay an additional local income tax.
Verified Jul 17, 2026 · Source: nysenate.gov · Full New York rule →
Rhode IslandInfo
Graduated with a 5.99% top rate for 2026 (brackets from 3.75% to 5.99%).
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tax.ri.gov · Full Rhode Island rule →

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