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By law, the thresholds for the marginal federal income tax brackets must change each year to keep pace with inflation. For 2010, those brackets are as follows: Individual Taxpayers 10% on taxable ...
An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) in respect of the income or profits earned by them (commonly called taxable income). Income tax generally is computed as the product of a tax rate times the taxable income. Taxation rates may vary by type or characteristics of the taxpayer and the type of income.
The FICA tax was increased in order to pay for this expense. In December 2010, as part of the legislation that extended the Bush tax cuts (called the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010), the government negotiated a temporary, one-year reduction in the FICA payroll tax. In February 2012, the tax cut ...
Marginal tax rates and income brackets for 2010 Marginal tax rate [19] Single taxable income Married filing jointly or qualified widow(er) taxable income Married filing separately taxable income Head of household taxable income 10% $0 – $8,375: $0 – $16,750: $0 – $8,375: $0 – $11,950 15% $8,376 – $34,000: $16,751 – $68,000: $8,376 ...
Poll taxes are regressive, meaning the higher someone's income is, the lower the tax is as a proportion of income: for example, a $100 tax on an income of $10,000 is a 1% tax rate, while $100 tax on a $500 income is 20%. Its acceptance or "neutrality" depends on the balance between the tax demanded and the resources of the population.
Donors of gifts in excess of the annual exclusion must file gift tax returns on IRS Form 709 [100] and pay the tax. Executors of estates with a gross value in excess of the unified credit must file an estate tax return on IRS Form 706 [101] and pay the tax from the estate. Returns are required if the gifts or gross estate exceed the exclusions.
A poll tax, also called a per capita tax, or capitation tax, is a tax that levies a set amount per individual. It is an example of the concept of fixed tax. One of the earliest taxes mentioned in the Bible of a half-shekel per annum from each adult Jew (Ex. 30:11–16) was a form of the poll tax. Poll taxes are administratively cheap because ...
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