| Personal Income Tax Filers and Liability by Income Level, | ||||||||
| Calendar Years 2002 and 2008 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Expressed in Thousands) | ||||||||
| Calendar Year 2002 | Calendar Year 2008 | |||||||
| Personal | Personal | |||||||
| Number | Percentage | Income Tax | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Income Tax | Percentage | |
| Income Level | of Filers | of Total | Liability | of Total | of Filers | of Total | Liability | of Total |
| $50,000 and under | 810,902 | 58.1% | $216,127,745 | 7.6% | 803,335 | 53.3% | $347,549,146 | 5.6% |
| $50,001 -$100,000 | 373,002 | 26.7% | 765,850,088 | 26.8% | 390,838 | 25.9% | 1,146,533,359 | 18.6% |
| $100,001-$200,000 | 152,952 | 11.0% | 746,506,146 | 26.1% | 222,476 | 14.8% | 1,418,468,087 | 23.0% |
| $200,001-$500,000 | 43,707 | 3.1% | 452,609,898 | 15.8% | 67,610 | 4.5% | 956,069,589 | 15.5% |
| $500,001-$2,000,000 | 12,202 | 0.9% | 330,851,853 | 11.6% | 19,682 | 1.3% | 856,824,330 | 13.9% |
| $2,000,000 and up | 1,971 | 0.2% | 347,553,185 | 12.2% | 3,953 | 0.3% | 1,443,375,187 | 23.4% |
| Total | 1,394,736 | 100.0% | $2,859,498,915 | 100.0% | 1,507,894 | 100.0% | $6,168,819,698 | 100.0% |
Note: Due to confidentiality issues, the names of the ten
largest tax payers are not available.
The categories presented are intended to provide alternative information
regarding the sources of
the State's tax revenue. Calendar year 2007 is the most recent year for which
the data is available.
Source: Department of Revenue Services