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2015 Year Tax Brackets

 

   
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Tax Tables for Individuals - 2015

Single Taxpayers (including Head of Household)

    If Taxable Income Is:                       The Tax Is:
      Not over $9,225                          10% of the taxable income
      Over $9,225 but not over $37,450         $922.50 plus 15% of the excess over $9,225
      Over $37,450 but not over $90,750        $5,156.25 plus 25% of the excess over $37,450
      Over $90,750 but not over $189,300       $18,481.25 plus 28% of the excess over $90,750
      Over $189,300 but not over $411,500      $46,075.25 plus 33% of the excess over $189,300
      Over $411,500 but not over $413,200      $119,401.25 plus 35% of the excess over $411,500
      Over $413,200                            $119,996.25 plus 39.6% of the excess over $413,200

       Married Individuals Filing Joint and Surviving Spouses

      If Taxable Income Is:                       The Tax Is:
      Not over $18,450                         10% of the taxable income
      Over $18,450 but not over $74,900        $1,845.00 plus 15% of the excess over $18,450
      Over $74,900 but not over $151,200       $10,312.58 plus 25% of the excess over $74,900
      Over $151,200 but not over $230,450      $29,387.50 plus 28% of the excess over $151,200
      Over $230,450 but not over $411,500      $51,577.50 plus 33% of the excess over $220,450
      Over $411,500 but not over $464,850      $111,324.00 plus 35% of the excess over $411,500
      Over $464,850                            $129,996.50 plus 39.6% of the excess over $464,850        
          

- Social Security Tax at a rate of 12.4% on wages and self-employment income up to the annual Social Security wage base of $117,000.

- Medicare Tax at a rate of 2.9% on wages and self-employment income.

- Additional Medicare Tax at a rate of 0.9% on wages and self-employment income over the following thresholds: •Married Filing Jointly: $250,000
•Single or Head of Household or Qualifying Widow(er): $200,000
•Married Filing Separately: $125,000

- Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) For Married Filing Separately: • 26% on taxable income (as recalculated under the AMT rules) under $91,250 • 28% on AMT taxable income over $91,250 For Single, Head of Household, Married Filing Jointly, and Qualifying Widow(er): • 26% on AMT taxable income under $182,500 • 28% on AMT taxable income over $182,500

- Net investment income tax at a rate of 3.8% on the lower of net investment income or modified adjusted gross income over the following thresholds: •Married Filing Jointly or Qualifying Widow(er): $250,000 •Single or Head of Household: $200,000 •Married Filing Separately: $125,000

- Capital Gains tax rates vary depending on whether the gains are short-term or long-term.

Short-term gains taxed at ordinary income tax rates.

Long-term gains and qualified dividends taxed at

• 0% if taxable income falls in the 10% or 15% marginal tax brackets
• 15% if taxable income falls in the 25%, 28%, 33%, or 35% marginal tax brackets
• 20% if taxable income falls in the 39.6% marginal tax bracket
• 25% on Depreciation Recapture
• 28% on Collectibles
• 28% on qualified small business stock after exclusion