2026 paycheck intelligence • Federal data verified • All 50 states + DC
PaycheckBeacon
Tax year 2026

Tax Data Changelog

Material corrections and verification changes made during the production audit.

V4 launch-candidate finishing pass

September 16, 2026: preserved every existing confidence and audit-result classification while re-fetching the live 2026 official sources for Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, DC, Idaho, Iowa, Oregon and Vermont.

  • Corrected the Missouri head-of-household 2026 standard deduction to $24,150 from the official employer formula.
  • Replaced the stale North Dakota annualized approximation with the official 2026 annual percentage-method thresholds for modern Forms W-4, without changing its audited confidence classification.
  • Added synchronized re-verification metadata and an automated CSV ↔ PB_DATA drift test.
  • Added 1200×630 social metadata, Organization schema/logo, accessibility improvements, local-tax warnings, explicit email opt-in and deeper state explanatory content.

Audit date: 2026-09-16

FED

Verified 2026 IRS standard deductions, brackets, Social Security wage base/rates, Medicare and 401(k) limit.

CA

Replaced old return-style brackets with 2026 EDD Method B exact withholding rates/deductions; added 1.3% SDI and allowance credit.

GA

Changed rate 5.19%→4.99%; standard deduction $12k/$24k→$15k/$30k.

HI

Corrected Head-of-Household 2026 bracket thresholds to the official Hawaii schedule.

LA

Updated standard deduction to $12,500 single/MFS and $25,000 MFJ/HOH.

ME

Corrected deductions and 2026 thresholds; added $5,300 personal exemption per taxpayer/spouse.

MA

Updated 4% surtax threshold from $1,083,150 to $1,107,750 for 2026.

MN

Added filing-specific 2026 brackets/deductions and $5,300 dependent exemption.

MT

Updated 2026 HB337 thresholds/top rate and federal-standard-deduction treatment.

NE

Updated 2026 filing-status thresholds/top rate and added $176 personal-exemption credit.

NY

Replaced return-style approximation with official 2026 NYS-50-T-NYS Method II annual withholding tables, allowance deduction, Method III top-income rates, and added 2026 Paid Family Leave payroll deduction.

OH

Fixed missing $332 base tax in 2026 formula above $26,050.

OK

Updated to 2026 enacted 0/2.5/3.5/4.5% schedule.

SC

Replaced prior schedule with 2026 two-rate reform and SCIAD maximums.

UT

Updated 2026 withholding rate to 4.45% and custom withholding approximation.

VA

Added official standard deduction and $930 personal/dependent exemption withholding model.

WV

Updated official reduced rate schedule including MFS thresholds.

IL

Added 2026 $2,925 exemption and AGI limits.

WI

Replaced the fixed deduction approximation with the official 2026 income-dependent standard-deduction formulas and $700 taxpayer/spouse/dependent exemptions.

AZ

Replaced the 2.5% return-liability approximation with Arizona Form A-4 elected paycheck withholding percentages; blank election defaults to the official 2.0% employer default.

KS

Corrected Head-of-Household and Married-Filing-Separately standard deductions; retained official personal/dependent exemption deductions.

MD

Updated paycheck model to the 2026 employer guide $3,400 standard deduction and $3,200 per MW507 exemption.

MI

Added the official 2026 $5,900 personal exemption amount per withholding exemption.

NJ

Added 2026 employee UI/WF, TDI and FLI payroll contribution components with their separate wage bases.

NC

Changed the paycheck withholding rate from the 3.99% return rate to the official 2026 4.09% employer withholding rate; NC-4 allowance logic remains a disclosed limitation.

WA

Added the 2026 employee share of Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave; WA Cares remains disclosed as unmodeled.

DC

Changed the planning-model deduction to 2026 federal filing-status amounts, but explicitly marked DC 2026 data as projected pending independent confirmation of final 2026 D-40/withholding instructions.