Tax Experts

[WillowTree]

What is the highest tax rate if not 39.4%?

 

[Madeline]

The income tax rate in the US is progressive. The highest marginal rate is applied only to income at or above a certain level (around $200,000). The lowest rate is applied to some income, the middle rate to some, some is excluded, etc.

To ascertain anyone's actual (effective) rate of tax, divide their adjusted gross income by their tax bill; the result is their rate.

Some income is taxed again as a deterrent to construct considered to be undesirable, e.g., withdrawing funds from a 401(k) plan too soon. Again, to find that taxpayer's effective rate, locate their adjusted gross income and actual tax liability and divide.

 

[WillowTree]

The income tax rate in the US is progressive. The highest marginal rate is applied only to income at or above a certain level (around $200,000). The lowest rate is applied to some income, the middle rate to some, some is excluded, etc.

To ascertain anyone's actual (effective) rate of tax, divide their adjusted gross income by their tax bill; the result is their rate.

Some income is taxed again as a deterrent to construct considered to be undesirable, e.g., withdrawing funds from a 401(k) plan too soon. Again, to find that taxpayer's effective rate, locate their adjusted gross income and actual tax liability and divide.

Thanks for your effort. But C are for an d Ravi have both stated unequivocablly that no one pays a rate of 39.4% so I wish to know what is the highest rate paid.

 

[Care4all]

do you not do your own taxes willow? our tax rate is on income earned in each bracket your taxable income falls....

35% is the top tax rate for ONLY TAXABLE income earned over $365,700.

Tax Brackets (Federal Income Tax Rates) 2000 through 2009 and 2010

 

[WillowTree]

do you not do your own taxes willow? our tax rate is on income earned in each bracket your taxable income falls....

35% is the top tax rate for ONLY TAXABLE income earned over $365,700.

Tax Brackets (Federal Income Tax Rates) 2000 through 2009 and 2010

so no one in the USA pays more than 35% of every dollar they make in taxes? Is this correct? Does this include all taxes? or just Federal Income taxes??

 

[Care4all]

do you not do your own taxes willow? our tax rate is on income earned in each bracket your taxable income falls....

35% is the top tax rate for ONLY TAXABLE income earned over $363,700.

Tax Brackets (Federal Income Tax Rates) 2000 through 2009 and 2010

so no one in the USA pays more than 35% of every dollar they make in taxes? Is this correct? Does this include all taxes? or just Federal Income taxes??

federal income taxes is what we were discussing...

no one in this country pays 35% income taxes on ALL that they make...they only pay 35% tax rate on the taxable money they make OVER 363,000....if the tax cuts expire then the rate will revert back to the 39% rate for ONLY the money earned OVER the $363000

 

[WillowTree]

do you not do your own taxes willow? our tax rate is on income earned in each bracket your taxable income falls....

35% is the top tax rate for ONLY TAXABLE income earned over $363,700.

Tax Brackets (Federal Income Tax Rates) 2000 through 2009 and 2010

so no one in the USA pays more than 35% of every dollar they make in taxes? Is this correct? Does this include all taxes? or just Federal Income taxes??

federal income taxes is what we were discussing...

no one in this country pays 35% income taxes on ALL that they make...they only pay 35% tax rate on the taxable money they make OVER 363,000....if the tax cuts expire then the rate will revert back to the 39% rate for ONLY the money earned OVER the $363000

so come Jan. 2011 no one who makes less than 363 thousand dollars will see a dime to tax increase,, is this correct?

 

[Care4all]

so no one in the USA pays more than 35% of every dollar they make in taxes? Is this correct? Does this include all taxes? or just Federal Income taxes??

federal income taxes is what we were discussing...

no one in this country pays 35% income taxes on ALL that they make...they only pay 35% tax rate on the taxable money they make OVER 363,000....if the tax cuts expire then the rate will revert back to the 39% rate for ONLY the money earned OVER the $363000

so come Jan. 2011 no one who makes less than 363 thousand dollars will see a dime to tax increase,, is this correct?

no. they have not done their ''thing'' yet....i believe, or rather they say, the bottom 3 tax brackets, they will not let expire but the top 2 they will....don't know if this will happen in 2011 or if they will put off even the top 2 brackets till we come out of the recession or jobs improve.

 

[xsited1]

What is the highest tax rate if not 39.4%?

35%. When Obama lets the Bush tax cuts expire, it'll go to 39.6%. Unless government spending is cut and we have another dot com-type explosion, 2011 is going to be a very bad year economically.

 

[WillowTree]

federal income taxes is what we were discussing...

no one in this country pays 35% income taxes on ALL that they make...they only pay 35% tax rate on the taxable money they make OVER 363,000....if the tax cuts expire then the rate will revert back to the 39% rate for ONLY the money earned OVER the $363000

so come Jan. 2011 no one who makes less than 363 thousand dollars will see a dime to tax increase,, is this correct?

no. they have not done their ''thing'' yet....i believe, or rather they say, the bottom 3 tax brackets, they will not let expire but the top 2 they will....don't know if this will happen in 2011 or if they will put off even the top 2 brackets till we come out of the recession or jobs improve.

they are set to expire at the end of this year. you say the democrats will vote to extend them??

 

[Care4all]

so come Jan. 2011 no one who makes less than 363 thousand dollars will see a dime to tax increase,, is this correct?

no. they have not done their ''thing'' yet....i believe, or rather they say, the bottom 3 tax brackets, they will not let expire but the top 2 they will....don't know if this will happen in 2011 or if they will put off even the top 2 brackets till we come out of the recession or jobs improve.

they are set to expire at the end of this year. you say the democrats will vote to extend them??

that's what the rumor mill says....that they may temporarily extend ALL of them and not just the 3 lower brackets... who the heckreally knows but their hairdressers?

 

[WillowTree]

no. they have not done their ''thing'' yet....i believe, or rather they say, the bottom 3 tax brackets, they will not let expire but the top 2 they will....don't know if this will happen in 2011 or if they will put off even the top 2 brackets till we come out of the recession or jobs improve.

they are set to expire at the end of this year. you say the democrats will vote to extend them??

that's what the rumor mill says....that they may temporarily extend ALL of them and not just the 3 lower brackets... who the heckreally knows but their hairdressers?

I think that's funny as hell. But it won't save their asses in NOv. newp

 

[Ravi]

The income tax rate in the US is progressive. The highest marginal rate is applied only to income at or above a certain level (around $200,000). The lowest rate is applied to some income, the middle rate to some, some is excluded, etc.

To ascertain anyone's actual (effective) rate of tax, divide their adjusted gross income by their tax bill; the result is their rate.

Some income is taxed again as a deterrent to construct considered to be undesirable, e.g., withdrawing funds from a 401(k) plan too soon. Again, to find that taxpayer's effective rate, locate their adjusted gross income and actual tax liability and divide.

Thanks for your effort. But C are for an d Ravi have both stated unequivocablly that no one pays a rate of 39.4% so I wish to know what is the highest rate paid.

No one does...someone might pay a portion of their income at 39.4% but not all of their income. The tax brackets are progressive.

If you made $500,000 and had no deductions only a portion of your income would be taxed at the highest rate.