Alan and Sara Winthrop are a married couple who file a joint income tax return. They have two children, and they have legitimate itemized deductions totaling $26,000. Their total income from wages is $203,100. Assume the following tax table is applicable: Married Couples Filing Joint Returns You Pay This Amount If Your Taxable on the Base of the Plus This Percentage on Average Tax Rate at Top Income Is Bracket the Excess over the Base of Bracket Up to $19,750 $0.00 10.0% 10.0% $19,750-$80,250 $80,250-$171,050 1,975.00 12.0 11.5 9,235.00 22.0 17.1 $171,050-$326,600 29,211.00 24.0 20.4 $326,600-$414,700 66,543.00 32.0 22.8 $414,700-$622,050 94,735.00 35.0 26.9 Over $622,050 What is their marginal tax rate? 167,307.50 37.0 37.0 O a. 32.0% O b. 24.0% O c. 22.0% d. 12.0% O e. 35.0%
Alan and Sara Winthrop are a married couple who file a joint income tax return. They have two children, and they have legitimate itemized deductions totaling $26,000. Their total income from wages is $203,100. Assume the following tax table is applicable: Married Couples Filing Joint Returns You Pay This Amount If Your Taxable on the Base of the Plus This Percentage on Average Tax Rate at Top Income Is Bracket the Excess over the Base of Bracket Up to $19,750 $0.00 10.0% 10.0% $19,750-$80,250 $80,250-$171,050 1,975.00 12.0 11.5 9,235.00 22.0 17.1 $171,050-$326,600 29,211.00 24.0 20.4 $326,600-$414,700 66,543.00 32.0 22.8 $414,700-$622,050 94,735.00 35.0 26.9 Over $622,050 What is their marginal tax rate? 167,307.50 37.0 37.0 O a. 32.0% O b. 24.0% O c. 22.0% d. 12.0% O e. 35.0%
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Transcribed Image Text:Alan and Sara Winthrop are a married couple who file a joint income tax return. They have two children, and they have
legitimate itemized deductions totaling $26,000. Their total income from wages is $203,100. Assume the following tax table
is applicable:
Married Couples Filing Joint Returns
You Pay This Amount
on the Base of the
If Your Taxable
Plus This Percentage on Average Tax Rate at Top
Income Is
Bracket
the Excess over the Base
of Bracket
Up to $19,750
$0.00
10.0%
10.0%
$19,750-$80,250
$80,250-$171,050
1,975.00
12.0
11.5
9,235.00
22.0
17.1
$171,050-$326,600
29,211.00
24.0
20.4
$326,600-$414,700
66,543.00
32.0
22.8
$414,700-$622,050
94,735.00
35.0
26.9
Over $622,050
What is their marginal tax rate?
167,307.50
37.0
37.0
O a. 32.0%
O b. 24.0%
O c. 22.0%
d. 12.0%
O e. 35.0%
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