State announces new income tax brackets for 2016

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Department of Revenue announced the adjusted 2016 individual income tax brackets in a release Thursday.

For tax year 2016, the state's individual income tax brackets will change by 0.45 percent from tax year 2015. This annual adjustment will prevent taxpayers from paying taxes at a higher rate solely because of inflationary changes in their income, the release said.

Indexing for inflation of individual income tax brackets is required by law and first began in 1979. The brackets are adjusted annually by an inflation factor, rounded to the nearest $10, based on the change in the U.S. Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers. The adjustment does not change the Minnesota tax rate that applies to each income bracket.

The brackets apply to tax year 2016. Taxpayers who make quarterly payments of estimated tax should use the following rate schedule to determine their payments, which are due starting in April.

2016 Minnesota Income Tax Brackets

5.35% Up To

7.05%

7.85%

9.85% Over

Married Joint

$36,820

$36,821 - $146,270

$146,271 - $259,420

$259,420

Married Separate

$18,410

$18,411 - $ 73,140

$73,141 - $129,710

$129,710

Single

$25,180

$25,181 - $ 82,740

$82,741 - $155,650

$155,650

Head of Household

$31,010

$31,011 - $124,600

$124,601 - $207,540

$207,540