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title: "Tax Guides, News and Explainers | TaxWren Blog"
description: "Plain-English US tax guides and news: state taxes, income tax, paychecks, self-employment and investing, with figures from IRS and state data."
url: https://taxwren.com/blog
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# The TaxWren blog

Guides, news and explainers on US taxes. Every figure comes from the same IRS and state data as our calculators, with the sources listed.

-   [
    
    Guide · State taxes
    
    9 states
    
    with no tax on wages in 2026
    
    Featured · State taxes
    
    ### States with no income tax in 2026
    
    The 9 states with no tax on wages in 2026, what that saves you, and the catches: Washington's capital gains and millionaires taxes, and high sales taxes.
    
    Guide · Updated October 10, 2026
    
    
    
    ](/blog/states-with-no-income-tax)

## Latest

-   [
    
    Explainer · Paychecks
    
    $12,500
    
    top overtime deduction per return
    
    Explainer · PaychecksNo tax on overtime, explainedHow the overtime deduction works in 2026: only the premium counts, up to $12,500 ($25,000 joint), paychecks are still taxed, and how much it saves.](/blog/no-tax-on-overtime)
-   [
    
    Explainer · Paychecks
    
    $184,500
    
    Social Security wage base in 2026
    
    Explainer · PaychecksSocial Security tax cap 2026: wage base and maximum taxIn 2026, Social Security tax stops at $184,500 of wages: up to $11,439 for employees and $22,878 if self-employed. Medicare has no cap.](/blog/social-security-tax-cap)

## By topic

-   ### State taxes
    
    Income, sales and payroll taxes state by state.
    
    -   [States with no income tax in 2026](/blog/states-with-no-income-tax) Guide
-   ### Paychecks
    
    Withholding, bonuses, overtime and take-home pay.
    
    -   [No tax on overtime, explained](/blog/no-tax-on-overtime) Explainer
    -   [Social Security tax cap 2026: wage base and maximum tax](/blog/social-security-tax-cap) Explainer