Jonah, a Single Taxpayer, Earns $152,000 in Taxable Income and $12,000

question 129

Essay

Jonah, a single taxpayer, earns $152,000 in taxable income and $12,000 in interest from an investment in city of Denver bonds. Using the U.S. tax rate schedule for year 2020, how much federal tax will he owe? What is his average tax rate? What is his effective tax rate? What is his current marginal tax rate? If Jonah earned an additional $42,000 of taxable income, what is his marginal tax rate on this income? (Round the tax rates to two decimal places, e.g., .12345 as 12.35 percent.)(Use tax rate schedule.)

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