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2016 Federal Income Tax Brackets

Find out your 2016 federal income tax bracket with user friendly IRS tax tables for married individuals filing joint returns, heads of households, unmarried individuals, married individuals filing separate returns, and estates and trusts.1

 

Married Individuals Filing Joint Returns, & Surviving Spouses

 

Taxable Income

2016 Tax

Not over $18,550

10% of the taxable income

Over $18,550 but not over $75,300

 

$1,855 plus $15% of the excess over $18,550

Over $75,300 but not over $151,900

 

$10,367.50 plus 25% of the excess over $75,300

Over $151,900 but not over $231,450

 

$29,517.50 plus 28% of the excess over $151,900

Over $231,450 but not over $413,350

 

$51,791.50 plus 33% of the excess over $231,450

Over $413,350 but not over $466,950

 

$111,818.50 plus 35% of the excess over $413,350

Over $466,950

$130,578.50 plus 39.6% of the excess over $466,950

 

Heads of Households

 

Taxable Income

2016 Tax

Not over $13,250

10% of the taxable income

Over $13,250 but not over $50,400

$1,325 plus 15% of the excess over $13,250

Over $50,400 but not over $130,150

$6,897.50 plus 25% of the excess over $50,400

Over $130,150 but not over $210,800

$26,835 plus 28% of the excess over $130,150

Over $210,800 but not over $413,350

$49,417 plus 33% of the excess over $210,800

Over $413,350 not over $441,000

$116,258.50 plus 35% of the excess over $413,350

Over $441,000

$125,936 plus 39.6% of the excess over $441,000

 

Unmarried Individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)

 

Taxable Income

2016 Tax

Not over $9,275

10% of the taxable income

Over $9,275 but not over $37,650

$927.50 plus 15% of the excess over $9,275

Over $37,650 but not over $91,150

$5,183.75 plus 25% of the excess over $37,650

Over $91,150 but not over $190,150

$18,558.75 plus 28% of the excess over $91,150

Over $190,150 but not over $413,350

$46,278.75 plus 33% of the excess over $190,150

Over $413,350 not over $415,050

$119,934.75 plus 35% of the excess over $413,350

Over $415,050

$120,529.75 plus 39.6% of the excess over $415,050

 

Married Individuals Filing Separate Returns

 

Taxable Income

2016 Tax

Not over $9,275

10% of the taxable income

Over $9,275 but not over $37,650

$927.50 plus 15% of the excess over $9,275

Over $37,650 but not over $75,950

$5,183.75 plus 25% of the excess over $37,650

Over $75,950 but not over $115,725

$14,758.75 plus 28% of the excess over $75,950

Over $115,725 but not over $206,675

$25,895.75 plus 33% of the excess over $115,725

Over $206,675 not over $233,475

$55,909.25 plus 35% of the excess over $206,675

Over $233,475

$65,289.25 plus 39.6% of the excess over $233,475

 

Estates & Trusts

 

Taxable Income

2016 Tax

Not over $2,550

15% of the taxable income

Over $2,550 but not over $5,950

$382.50 plus 25% of the excess over $2,550

Over $5,950 but not over $9,050

$1,232.50 plus 28% of the excess over $5,950

Over $9,050 but not over $12,400

$2,100.50 plus 33% of the excess over $9,050

Over $12,400

$3,206 plus 39.6% of the excess over $12,400

 

Planning Tip

 

When looking at your federal income tax bracket, pay attention first to your last bracket. Why? That’s where you start to pocket cash when you find a new or additional tax deduction.

 

Example: You are married. You and your spouse have taxable income of $110,000. That puts the two of you in the 25 percent federal income tax bracket. If you can find $10,000 in new deductions, you pocket $2,500.


 

1    Rev. Proc. 2015-53

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