Updates
Updates include calculation and rate changes to reflect current tax law resulting from inflation adjustments, legislative changes, and review of supported authorities.
Effective dates indicate when the changes enter into force. Updates are effective January 1 unless stated otherwise.
Amounts are given in CAD or USD. Amounts are annual unless stated otherwise. Changes apply to income tax unless stated otherwise.
Canada – 2024
Prince Edward Island
Removed the 10% surtax.
Canada – 2025
Increased the following:
Income Tax
Based on CPI changes:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 33% top bracket increased by $6,663 to $253,415.
Minimum and maximum personal and spouse credits by $382 to $14,538 and by $424 to $16,129, respectively.
Employment credit by $39 to $1,472.
Social Security
Pension (CPP) wage ceiling by $2,800 to $71,300.
Additional pension (CPP2) wage ceiling by $8,000 to $81,200.
Made the following changes for employment insurance:
Increased the wage ceiling by $2,500 to $65,700.
Decreased the rate by 0.02% to 1.64%
Alberta
Increased the following based on CPI changes:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for 15% top bracket increased by $10,320 to $366,165.
Personal, spouse, and dependent amounts by $635 to $22,520.
British Columbia
Increased the following based on CPI changes:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 20.5% top bracket increased by $6,895 to $259,564.
Personal credit by $343 to $12,919.
Spouse and dependent credits by $294 to $11,062.
Low income tax reduction amounts.
Manitoba
Increased the following based on CPI changes:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 17.4% top bracket increased by $1,200 to $101,200.
Personal amount by $180 to $15,180.
New Brunswick
Increased the following based on CPI changes:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 19.5% top bracket increased by $4,988 to $190,058.
Personal credit by $352 to $13,396.
Spouse and dependent credits by $276 to $10,500.
Low income tax reduction amounts.
Newfoundland & Labrador
Increased the following based on CPI changes:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 21.8% top bracket increased by $26,000 to $1.17 million.
Personal credit by $247 to $11,065.
Spouse and dependent credits by $202 to $9,042.
Low income tax reduction amounts.
Northwest Territories
Increased the following based on CPI changes:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 14.05% top bracket increased by $4,442 to $168,967.
Personal and dependent credits by $469 to $17,841.
Nova Scotia
Increased the following:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 21% top bracket increased by $4,650 to $154,650.
Personal and dependent amounts by $263 to $8,744.
Nunavut
Increased the following based on CPI changes:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 11.05% top bracket increased by $4,677 to $177,881.
Personal and dependent credits by $507 to $19,274.
Ontario
Increased the following based on CPI changes:
Two lowest tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 13.16% top bracket remains $220,000.
Surtax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 36% top rate increased by $193 to $7,297.
Personal credit by $338 to $12,730.
Spouse and dependent credits by $286 to $10,808.
Qualified Child amount by $15 to $543.
Tax reduction amount by $8 to $294.
Prince Edward Island
Increased the following, unless stated otherwise:
Top bracket rate of the five-tiered table by 0.25% to 19%. The other four bracket rates decreased.
Bracket thresholds for the first two brackets. The 19% top bracket remains applicable to income over $140,000.
Personal credit by $750 to $14,250.
Spouse and dependent credits by $637 to $12,103.
Quebec
Increased the following:
Income Tax
Based on CPI changes:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 25.75% top bracket increased by $3,590 to $129,590.
Personal and spouse credits by $514 to $18,570.
Maximum employment credit by $40 to $1,425.
Social Security
Pension (QPP) wage ceiling by $2,800 to $71,300.
Additional pension (QPP2) wage ceiling by $8,000 to $81,200.
Made the following changes for employment insurance:
Decreased the employee rate by 0.01% to 1.31%.
Increased the wage ceiling by $2,500 to $65,700.
Saskatchewan
Increased the following based on CPI changes:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 14.5% top bracket increased by $4,046 to $152,823.
Personal, spouse, and dependent credits by $502 to $18,999.
Child credit by $190 to $7,210.
Yukon Territory
Increased the tax bracket thresholds for the first three brackets based on CPI changes. The threshold for the 15% top bracket remains $500,000.
United States – 2024
Hawaii
Increased the standard deductions for all filing status. The deduction increased by $2,200 to $4,400 for single employees.
Massachusetts
Corrected the Family and Medical Leave rate for companies with more than 25 employees by increasing from 0.44% to 0.46%.
United States – 2025
Income Tax
Increased the following based on CPI changes for all filing status. Amounts apply to single employees:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 37% top bracket increased by $17,000 to $626,350.
Standard deduction. The deduction increased by $400 to $15,000.
Alternative minimum tax thresholds, exemptions, and exemption phaseout thresholds.
Social Security
OASDI wage ceiling by $7,500 to $176,100. This amount is also used as a wage ceiling for local taxes in eight Kentucky municipalities and for Paid Family and Medical Leave contributions in Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington.
Arkansas
Increased the following based on CPI changes:
Bracket thresholds. The 3.9% top bracket threshold increased by $2,700 to $92,300.
Bracket adjustment threshold by $2,780 to $95,480.
California
Increased the disability insurance rate by 0.1% to 1.2%.
Hawaii
Increased the tax bracket thresholds for all filing status. The threshold for the 11% top bracket increased by $125,000 to $325,000 for single employees.
Illinois
Increased the standard exemption by $450 to $2,875 based on CPI changes.
Kentucky
Increased the standard deduction by $110 to $3,270 based on CPI changes.
Maine
Increased the following based on CPI changes for all filing status. Amounts apply to single employees:
Bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 7.15% top bracket increased by $1,800 to $63,450.
Personal exemption by $150 to $5,150.
Personal exemption phaseout thresholds by $9,550 to $333,450.
Deduction phaseout threshold by $2,850 to $100,000.
Itemized deduction cap by $1,050 to $36,300.
Massachusetts
Increased the threshold for the 9% top bracket by $29,400 to $1.1 million based on CPI changes.
Minnesota
Increased the following based on CPI changes for all filing status. Amounts shown are for single employees:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 9.85% top bracket increased by $5,390 to $198,630.
Exemption by $150 to $5,200.
Deduction and exemption phaseout thresholds. The thresholds increased by $6,500 to $239,050.
Mississippi
Decreased the statute and supplemental tax rates by 0.3% to 4.4%.
Missouri
Increased the tax bracket thresholds based on CPI changes. The threshold for the 4.7% top bracket increased by $280 to $9,191.
Decreased the supplemental and top statute bracket rates by 0.1% to 4.7%.
Montana
Increased the tax bracket thresholds for all filing status. The threshold for the 5.9% top bracket increased by $600 to $21,100 for single employees.
Nebraska
Made the following changes:
Decreased the top bracket rate by 0.64% to 5.2%.
Increased the following for all filing status based on CPI changes. Amounts apply to single employees:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 5.84% top bracket increased by $1,200 to $38,870.
Standard deduction by $250 to $8,600.
Exemption credit by $5 to $171.
New Mexico
Made the following changes to the tax table for all filing status:
Added a 4.3% bracket applicable to income between $25,000 and $50,000.
Decreased the first bracket rate by 0.2% to 1.5%.
Updated tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 5.9% top bracket remains $210,000 for single employees.
New York
Increased the following for Paid Family Medical Leave:
Wage ceiling by $2,031 to $91,374.
Contribution rate by 0.02% to 0.39%.
North Carolina
Decreased the statue and supplemental tax rates by 0.25% to 4.35% and 4.25%, respectively.
North Dakota
Increased the tax bracket thresholds for all filing status based on CPI changes. The threshold for the 2.5% top bracket increased by $19,800 to $257,925 for single employees.
Oregon
Increased the following for all filing status based on CPI changes. Amounts apply to single employees:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 9.9% top bracket remains $125,000.
Standard deduction by $90 to $2,835.
Federal tax deduction maximum amounts by $250 to $8,500.
Exemption credit by $7 to $256.
Rhode Island
Increased the following for all filing status based on CPI changes. Amounts apply to single employees:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 5.99% top bracket increased by $5,600 to $181,650.
Standard deduction by $350 to $10,900.
Personal exemption by $150 to $5,100.
Personal exemption phaseout threshold and step by $7,850 to $254,300 and $200 to $7,250, respectively.
South Carolina
Increased the following based on CPI changes:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 6.2% top bracket increased by $500 to $18,600.
Dependent exemption by $140 to $5,140.
Utah
Increased the following based on CPI changes:
Dependent exemption by $65 to $2,111.
Credit phaseout thresholds for all filing status. The threshold increased by $561 to $18,213 for single employees.
Vermont
Increased the following based on CPI changes for all filing status. Amounts apply to single employees:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 8.75% top bracket increased by $7,700 to $249,700.
Personal exemption and standard deduction by $150 to $5,300 and $200 to $7,650, respectively.
Washington
Increased the Paid Family and Medical Leave rate by 0.13% to 0.66%.
West Virginia
Decreased rates for all tax brackets. The top bracket rate decreased by 0.3% to 4.82%.
Wisconsin
Increased the following for all filing status based on CPI changes. Amounts apply to single taxpayers:
Tax bracket thresholds. The threshold for the 7.65% top bracket increased by $7,980 to $323,290.
Standard deduction by $330 to $13,560.
Deduction phaseout threshold by $480 to $19,550.