$968
is Minnesota's renter credit for a $65,000 single filer; California pays nothing
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Illinois minus Florida, 2025at most $2,829 moreSingle filer, $60,000 of wages, standard deduction, full-year resident, the same federal return in both statesIllinois total tax$2,829 or lessFlorida total tax− $0Difference$2,829Everything this calculator leaves out could only lower this figure, so the true amount is this or less.Illinois: Not modeled: Property tax and K-12 education expense credits (Schedule ICR); Illinois municipal bond and U.S. obligation subtractions (Schedule M); Credit for tax paid to another state (Schedule CR).Illinois: Built on figures the state has not finalized.Florida: Built on figures the state has not finalized.Open the full Illinois returnOpen the full Florida returnCompare every state
in Illinois than in Florida, for a single filer on $60,000 of wages
Illinois vs Florida →Michigan minus Florida, 2025at most $2,304 moreSingle filer, $60,000 of wages, standard deduction, full-year resident, the same federal return in both statesMichigan total tax$2,304 or lessFlorida total tax− $0Difference$2,304Everything this calculator leaves out could only lower this figure, so the true amount is this or less.Michigan: Not modeled: Retirement and pension deduction (Form 4884) and the Tier 2/Tier 3 Michigan Standard Deduction, where the return has retirement benefits in AGI or the older filer was born 1946–1959; Special exemption triggers other than blindness; Qualified disabled veteran exemption; and 4 more.Michigan: Built on figures the state has not finalized.Florida: Built on figures the state has not finalized.Open the full Michigan returnOpen the full Florida returnCompare every state
in Michigan than in Florida, for a single filer on $60,000 of wages
Michigan vs Florida →Pennsylvania minus Florida, 2025at most $1,842 moreSingle filer, $60,000 of wages, standard deduction, full-year resident, the same federal return in both statesPennsylvania total tax$1,842 or lessFlorida total tax− $0Difference$1,842Everything this calculator leaves out could only lower this figure, so the true amount is this or less.Pennsylvania: Not modeled: Tax Forgiveness below the eligibility ceiling (Schedule SP); Retirement distributions before age 59½; PA-40 line 10 "Other Deductions" — 529 tuition, PA ABLE and Archer MSA contributions, and the per-spouse limit on a joint return; and 2 more.Pennsylvania: Built on figures the state has not finalized.Florida: Built on figures the state has not finalized.Open the full Pennsylvania returnOpen the full Florida returnCompare every state
in Pennsylvania than in Florida, for a single filer on $60,000 of wages
Pennsylvania vs Florida →Georgia minus Florida, 2025at most $2,491 moreSingle filer, $60,000 of wages, standard deduction, full-year resident, the same federal return in both statesGeorgia total tax$2,491 or lessFlorida total tax− $0Difference$2,491Everything this calculator leaves out could only lower this figure, so the true amount is this or less.Georgia: Not modeled: Retirement exclusion for a filer aged 62–64 whose birth year the return does not give; Retirement exclusion for a filer under 62 who is permanently disabled; Per-person ownership of interest, dividends and capital gains on a joint return; and 3 more.Georgia: Built on figures the state has not finalized.Florida: Built on figures the state has not finalized.Open the full Georgia returnOpen the full Florida returnCompare every state
in Georgia than in Florida, for a single filer on $60,000 of wages
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2025 · full-year resident- Illinois$4,809 or less
A ceiling. 3 items not modeled yet could only lower it, among them: Property tax and K-12 education expense credits (Schedule ICR).
- Texas$0
Exact: this household owes this state no income tax.
- Californianot shown
Not shown. 9 items not modeled yet pull in different directions, so no honest bound exists, among them: Alternative Minimum Tax (Form 540 line 61, Schedule P).
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- Ceiling or floor
- Not shown: could go either way
