
Federal Income Tax Percentage
Each
year the federal income tax percentage changes as you can see from the tables below. It is all based on your
income level and also your filing status. So you can see below the 4 different types of filing statuses. You
can also see the marginal tax rate increase the more you make the more taxes are paid.
Year 2008 income brackets and tax rates
|
Marginal Tax
Rate
|
Single
|
Married Filing
Jointly or Qualified Widow(er)
|
Married Filing
Separately
|
Head of
Household
|
|
10%
|
$0 –
$8,025
|
$0 –
$16,050
|
$0 –
$8,025
|
$0 –
$11,450
|
|
15%
|
$8,026 –
$32,550
|
$16,051 –
$65,100
|
$8,026 –
$32,550
|
$11,451 –
$43,650
|
|
25%
|
$32,551 –
$78,850
|
$65,101 –
$131,450
|
$32,551 –
$65,725
|
$43,651 –
$112,650
|
|
28%
|
$78,851 –
$164,550
|
$131,451 –
$200,300
|
$65,726 –
$100,150
|
$112,651 –
$182,400
|
|
33%
|
$164,551 –
$357,700
|
$200,301 –
$357,700
|
$100,151 –
$178,850
|
$182,401 –
$357,700
|
|
35%
|
$357,701+
|
$357,701+
|
$178,851+
|
$357,701+
|
Year 2009 income brackets and tax
rates
|
Marginal Tax Rate
**
|
Single
|
Married Filing
Jointly or Qualified Widow(er)
|
Married Filing
Separately
|
Head of
Household
|
|
10%
|
$0 –
$8,350
|
$0 –
$16,700
|
$0 –
$8,350
|
$0 –
$11,950
|
|
15%
|
$8,351–
$33,950
|
$16,701 –
$67,900
|
$8,351 –
$33,950
|
$11,951 –
$45,500
|
|
25%
|
$33,951 –
$82,250
|
$67,901 –
$137,050
|
$33,951 –
$68,525
|
$45,501 –
$117,450
|
|
28%
|
$82,251 –
$171,550
|
$137,051 –
$208,850
|
$68,525 –
$104,425
|
$117,451 –
$190,200
|
|
33%
|
$171,551 –
$372,950
|
$208,851 –
$372,950
|
$104,426 –
$186,475
|
$190,201 -
$372,950
|
|
35%
|
$372,951+
|
$372,951+
|
$186,476+
|
$372,951+
|
**http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-08-66.pdf
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