Susan and Stan Britton are a married couple who file a joint income tax return, where the tax rates are based on the tax table 3.5. Assume that their taxable income this year $198,000. Do not round intermediate calculation. a. What is their federal tax liability? Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $ b. What is their marginal tax rate? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. % c. What is their average tax rate? Round your answer to two decimal places. %
Susan and Stan Britton are a married couple who file a joint income tax return, where the tax rates are based on the tax table 3.5. Assume that their taxable income this year $198,000. Do not round intermediate calculation. a. What is their federal tax liability? Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $ b. What is their marginal tax rate? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. % c. What is their average tax rate? Round your answer to two decimal places. %
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Transcribed Image Text:Susan and Stan Britton are a married couple who file a joint income tax return, where the tax rates are based on the tax table 3.5. Assume that their taxable income this year was
$198,000. Do not round intermediate calculation.
a. What is their federal tax liability? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
$
b. What is their marginal tax rate? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
%
c. What is their average tax rate? Round your answer to two decimal places.
%

Transcribed Image Text:Single Individuals
If Your Taxable
Income Is
Up to $9,875
$9,875-$40,125
$40,125-$85,525
If Your Taxable
Income Is
You Pay This
Amount on the
Base of the Bracket
$
$85,525-$163,300
$163,300-$207,350
$207,350-$518,400
Over $518,400
Married Couples Filing Joint Returns
Up to $19,750
$19,750-$80,250
$80,250-$171,050
$171,050-$326,600
$326,600-$414,700
$414,700-$622,050
Over $622,050
0.00
987.50
4,617.50
14,605.50
33,271.50
47,367.50
156,235.00
You Pay This
Amount on the
Base of the Bracket
$ 0.00
1,975.00
9,235.00
29,211.00
66,543.00
94,735.00
167,307.50
Plus This Percentage
on the Excess over
the Base (Marginal Rate)
10.0%
12.0
22.0
24.0
32.0
35.0
37.0
2020 Individual Tax Rates
Plus This Percentage
on the Excess over the
Base (Marginal Rate)
10.0%
12.0
22.0
24.0
32.0
35.0
37.0
Average Tax
Rate at Top
of Bracket
10.0%
115
17.1
20.4
22.8
30.1
37.0
Average Tax
Rate at
Top of Bracket
10.0%
11.5
17.1
20.4
22.8
26.9
37.0
Notes:
1. These are the 2020 tax rates that will be paid on tax returns due April 15, 2021. The income ranges at
which each tax rate takes effect are indexed with inflation, so they change each year.
2. The average tax rates are always below the marginal rates, but in 2020 the average at the top of the
brackets approaches 37% as taxable income rises without limit.
3. In 2018, the personal exemption for the taxpayer and dependents was eliminated. With the deduction
limitation on state and local property, income, and sales taxes and the existence of payroll taxes (Social
Security and Medicare taxes), the 2020 effective tax rate will be higher than 37%.
TABLE 3.5
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