Use the 2016 marginal tax rates to compute the tax owed by a married couple filing jointly with a taxable income of $302,000 and a $8,000 tax credit .

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Use the 2016 marginal tax rates to compute the tax owed by a married couple filing jointly with a taxable income of $302,000 and a $8,000 tax credit .

1: 2016 Marginal Tax Rates
Tax Rate
10%
15%
<-25%
28%
33%
35%
39.6%
Standard
Deduction
2016 Marginal Tax Rates, Standard Deductions, and Exemptions
Married and each partner
files a separate tax return
Unmarried, divorced,
or legally separated
Exemptions (per $4050
person)
Single
up to $9275
$9276 to $37,650
$37,651 to $91,150
$91,151 to $190,150
$190,151 to $413,350
$413,351 to $415,050
more than $415,050
$6300
Married and both
partners file a single
tax return
Married Filing Separately Married Filing Jointly
up to $9275-
$9276 to $37,650-
$37,651 to $75,950
$75,951 to $115,725
$115,726 to $206,675
$206,676 to $233,475
more than $233,475
$6300
up to $18,550
$18,551 to $75,300
$75,301 to $151,900
$151,901 to $231,450
$231,451 to $413,350
$413,351 to $466,950
more than $466,950
$12,600
$4050
$4050
Unmarried and paying
more than half the cost
of supporting a child
or parent
Head of Household
up to $13,250
$13,251 to $50,400
$50,401 to $130,150
$130,151 to $210,800
$210,801 to $413,350
$413,351 to $441,000
more than $441,000
$9300
$4050
Transcribed Image Text:1: 2016 Marginal Tax Rates Tax Rate 10% 15% <-25% 28% 33% 35% 39.6% Standard Deduction 2016 Marginal Tax Rates, Standard Deductions, and Exemptions Married and each partner files a separate tax return Unmarried, divorced, or legally separated Exemptions (per $4050 person) Single up to $9275 $9276 to $37,650 $37,651 to $91,150 $91,151 to $190,150 $190,151 to $413,350 $413,351 to $415,050 more than $415,050 $6300 Married and both partners file a single tax return Married Filing Separately Married Filing Jointly up to $9275- $9276 to $37,650- $37,651 to $75,950 $75,951 to $115,725 $115,726 to $206,675 $206,676 to $233,475 more than $233,475 $6300 up to $18,550 $18,551 to $75,300 $75,301 to $151,900 $151,901 to $231,450 $231,451 to $413,350 $413,351 to $466,950 more than $466,950 $12,600 $4050 $4050 Unmarried and paying more than half the cost of supporting a child or parent Head of Household up to $13,250 $13,251 to $50,400 $50,401 to $130,150 $130,151 to $210,800 $210,801 to $413,350 $413,351 to $441,000 more than $441,000 $9300 $4050
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Tax owed refers to the tax liability which is the amount of payment owed through the business, entity or an individual to the tax authorities. In short, it is the tax liability on taxpayer when taxpayer earns income or have profits on selling the investment or asset.

 

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