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title Will My Taxes Increase If\nPittsburgh Annexes Wilkinsburg?
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Any tax calculations on this graphic are an estimate.
Contact a tax professional to understand your situation.
**wilkinsburgfuture.org**
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**TL;DR Summary:** As a result of annexation...

//All// Wilkinsburg residents would see smaller paychecks
because Pittsburgh's total earned income tax is three times
higher than that of Wilkinsburg.

Only Wilkinsburg residents whose reduction in property taxes
offsets their increase income tax //may// benefit financially
from the annexation, at least when it comes to these
two categories of taxes.
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if (Are you a Wilkinsburg resident?) then (**YES**)

else (**NO**)
  :This workflow is not for you.;
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if (Do you **rent** or **own** your residence?) then (**RENT**)
  if (Do you have earned income in the form of wages?) then (**WAGES**)
  :**Yes, your overall taxes will increase.**
Your municipal earned income tax will
//increase// by 3x or 300%.

You may not benefit from the decreased
property taxes unless your landlord
lowers your rent. Pittsburgh charges
landlords a payroll tax, so your
landlord may //increase// rent to offset
this tax that Wilkinsburg does not charge.;
  else (**NO WAGES**)
    :**Your total tax paid will not increase...**
but higher business taxes in Pittsburgh may
increase your rent. It is extremely unlikely
that your rent would decrease as a direct result
of annexation. Only Pittsburgh City Council
could require landlords to reduce rent.;
  endif

else (**OWN**)
  :**Your total tax paid //may// increase...**

To estimate, if 3x your annual municipal
income tax is greater than approximately
45% of your total property tax, you will
pay **more** tax as Pittsburgh resident
than in Wilkinsburg. More precisely,
multiply your assessment by 1.072.
If your household's yearly wages exceed
that amount, you may pay **more** tax
as a Pittsburgh resident.;
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  Calculate it at
  [[https://wilkinsburgfuture.org/calculator]]
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