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Add `md_local_income_tax_before_credits` to `local_income_tax`

Open vrathi101 opened this issue 1 year ago • 3 comments

Fixes #5157

vrathi101 avatar Sep 29 '24 00:09 vrathi101

We'll need to estimate it as we do for other withheld state income tax numbers

MaxGhenis avatar Sep 29 '24 02:09 MaxGhenis

We'll need to estimate it as we do for other withheld state income tax numbers

there is currently logic in the Maryland local variable, is anything else needed to be included in the definition?

vrathi101 avatar Oct 03 '24 11:10 vrathi101

I mean something like this https://github.com/PolicyEngine/policyengine-us/blob/master/policyengine_us/variables/gov/states/md/tax/income/md_withheld_income_tax.py

MaxGhenis avatar Oct 03 '24 12:10 MaxGhenis

I mean something like this https://github.com/PolicyEngine/policyengine-us/blob/master/policyengine_us/variables/gov/states/md/tax/income/md_withheld_income_tax.py

@MaxGhenis if I am understanding correctly, we need to adjust md_local_income_tax_before_credits to not use md_taxable_income but to apply a new estimation, something like (agi_person - SD (single)) * rates ?

PavelMakarchuk avatar Oct 07 '24 10:10 PavelMakarchuk

Not adjust the existing variable, but create a new withheld variable used for the SALT deduction as we do for state income taxes

MaxGhenis avatar Oct 09 '24 17:10 MaxGhenis