Your deductions were substantial if your fed liability was only 90k off of 450k.

450k AGI, married filing jointly, standard deduction, equates to about $90k fed income taxes, and about $15k in FICA taxes.

I was including the FICA taxes. Should've been more clear.

Breaking out State taxes is fine, but in this context breaking down Federal “taxes” between FICA, SS, and Medicare is utterly irrelevant and a distraction.

It all goes in one check to the US Treasury...

I agree I was just replying to the guy replying to Stan about the 90k for Fed income not being accurate.

Ohio has one of the lowest top marginal tax rates in the country (3.5%). Are there other taxes you’re talking about? (I’m not from Ohio, just curious)

One might say FL, WY, NH, SD, NV, TN, and TX are a little lower :)

Not in Property tax, Home owners insurance, car insurance, sales tax, toll fees/car registration, and health care insurance gaps. That’s mostly in reference to FL. Commuting costs thanks to delayed upgrade, missed premium, redundancies (beater car, crash pad, extra eating out), and more time missed at home for the actual commute will all result in a net loss over the 3.5% income tax. The spreadsheet doesn’t lie.

I do too. I want to know everyone’s side hustle and investment return income.

My thoughts exactly. They get you one way or another.