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  2. Income tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For example, in 1954, the federal income tax was based on layers of 24 income brackets at tax rates ranging from 20% to 91% (for a chart, see Internal Revenue Code of 1954). Below is a table of historical marginal income tax rates for married filing jointly tax payers at stated income levels. These income numbers are not the amounts used in the ...

  3. Rate schedule (federal income tax) - Wikipedia

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    The following steps apply the procedure outlined above: (1) Because he is single, the pertinent rate table is Schedule X. [2] (2) Given that his income falls between $164,296 and $209,425, he uses the fifth bracket in Schedule X. [2] (3) His federal income tax will be "$33,602.42 plus 32% of the amount over $164,295." [2]

  4. Progressivity in United States income tax - Wikipedia

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    CBO Median Income Tax Rates CBO Data Shares of Market Income and Net Federal Taxes, By Income Group, 2010 CBO Data Shares of Market Income and Net Federal Taxes, By Income Group, 2010 - 99% and 1%. As of 2010, there were 118.7 million taxpaying households in the United States. [6] The median marginal federal income tax rate is 15%. [7]

  5. Tax Brackets for 2010 Income - AOL

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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 ...

  6. Top income tax rates likely to rise in 2010, probably ... - AOL

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    Income tax increases are in the air. Unless something unforeseen surfaces on the economic or political landscape, it looks like the Obama Administration and the Democratic Party-led Congress will ...

  7. Tax bracket - Wikipedia

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    The 10% rate applies to income from $1 to $10,000; the 20% rate applies to income from $10,001 to $20,000; and the 30% rate applies to all income above $20,000. Under this system, someone earning $10,000 is taxed at 10%, paying a total of $1,000. Someone earning $5,000 pays $500, and so on. Meanwhile, someone who earns $25,000 faces a more ...

  8. Standard deduction - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Under United States tax law, the standard deduction is a dollar amount that non- itemizers may subtract from their income before income tax (but not other kinds of tax, such as payroll tax) is applied. Taxpayers may choose either itemized deductions or the standard deduction, [1] but usually choose whichever results in the lesser ...

  9. Social Security Wage Base - Wikipedia

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    In 2020, the Social Security Wage Base was $137,700 and in 2021 was $142,800; the Social Security tax rate was 6.20% paid by the employee and 6.20% paid by the employer. [1][2] A person with $10,000 of gross income had $620.00 withheld as Social Security tax from his check and the employer sent an additional $620.00.