Vermont Income Tax (2026)

Info: Graduated; top rate 8.75% (brackets 3.35% / 6.60% / 7.60% / 8.75%).

InfoVerified May 31, 2026

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Income Tax in states bordering Vermont

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 HampshirePermitted
No state individual income tax — the interest-and-dividends tax was repealed effective Jan 1, 2025, so wages and investment income are both untaxed.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: revenue.nh.gov · Full New Hampshire 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 →

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