Income tax hike will cost Christian County residents $8.2 million more this year

TAYLORVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) — Christian County residents will pay an additional $8,197,968 in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS). LGIS combined Illinois Department of Revenue data with a forecast by Senate Democrats to estimate how much additional income tax will be paid in each Illinois zip code. The following Christian County communities will pay the most: Taylorville ($3,486,351 total/$507 per person), Pana ($1,437,691/$465), Moweaqua ($757,825/$595) and Edinburg ($492,474/$577). Retroactive to July 1, the higher rate — now 4.95%, up from 3.75% — will be withheld from employee paychecks over the last six months of 2017. Before the hike, someone earning $50,000 paid $72 in state income tax per paycheck when paid twice a month. That person will now pay $95, or an additional $600 per year. Senate Democrats estimate the tax hike will siphon $4.453 billion more this year from individual taxpayers. Businesses will pay another $ 1 billion. — How much more will your community pay? State income taxes have increased to 4.95% from 3.75%. This chart shows how much more taxpayers in your community will pay for state government.

Ranking	Community	Zip	Estimated State Income Tax Increase
1	Taylorville	62568	$3,486,351
2	Pana	62557	$1,437,691
3	Moweaqua	62550	$757,825
4	Edinburg	62531	$492,474
5	Morrisonville	62546	$418,808
6	Assumption	62510	$401,654
7	Kincaid	62540	$289,945
8	Stonington	62567	$270,244
9	Mount Auburn	62547	$258,577
10	Owaneco	62555	$133,448
11	Tovey	62570	$86,685
12	Palmer	62556	$ 71,369
13	Rosamond	62083	$61,651
14	Bulpitt	62517	$31,245
	Total		$8,197,968

Sources: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com Top income tax-paying communities in Christian County This chart shows the ranking of communities by highest income taxes paid in Christian County.

Ranking	Community	Zip	Average State Income Tax Increase	Total Returns filed by Zip
1	Mount Auburn	62547	$754	343
2	Moweaqua	62550	$595	1,273
3	Edinburg	62531	$577	853
4	Owaneco	62555	$573	233
5	Morrisonville	62546	$561	746
6	Assumption	62510	$544	738
7	Rosamond	62083	$531	116
8	Taylorville	62568	$507	6,873
9	Stonington	62567	$503	537
10	Pana	62557	$465	3,095
11	Palmer	62556	$449	159
12	Tovey	62570	$438	198
13	Kincaid	62540	$396	732
14	Bulpitt	62517	$376	83

Sources: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com; Illinois Senate Democrats *Assumes tax increase will meet Senate Democrats’ projections.