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Marginal Tax Rate (MTR)

2008 Tax Brackets and Rates (rows are "Tax Brackets")

Tax Rate

Married Filing Joint & Surviving Spouses

Unmarried Individuals

Heads of

Households

Married Filing Separate

10%

$0 - 16,050

$0 - 8,025

$0 - $11,450

$0 - 8,025

15%

$16,051 - 65,100

$8,0251 - 32,550

$11,451 - 43,650

$8,0251 - 32,550

25%

$65,101 - 131,450

$32,551 - 78,850

$43,651 - 112,650

$32,551 - 65,725

28%

$131,451 - 200,300

$78,851 - 164,550

$112,651 – 182,400

$65,726 - 100,150

33%

$200,301 - 357,700

$164,551 - 357,700

$182,401 - 357,700

$100,151 - 178,850

35%

over $357,700

over $357,700

over $357,700

over $178,850

The table above indicates the tax rate paid on the last dollars earned after all permissible deductions such as the standard deduction and deductions for dependents, mortgage interest and pre-tax contributions to a 401(k) plan, and credits such as the child care credit.

Example: Lower Future Bracket May Not Mean Lower Rate

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