In: Accounting
Chuck, a single taxpayer, earns $73,500 in taxable income and
$29,800 in interest from an investment in City of Heflin bonds.
(Use the 2019 U.S tax rate schedule.)
Required:
| Answer a) | |||
| Particluars | Amt | ||
| Taxable Income | $ 73,500 | ||
| Tax rate | 22% | ||
| Tax Liability | $ 12,029 | ||
| Tax rate of Single | |||
| Tax Brackets | Tax Rate | ||
| $0 - $9,700 | 10% | ||
| $9,701 - $39,475 | 12% | ||
| $39,476 - $84,200 | 22% | ||
| So, tax liability of $73,500 is | |||
| ($9,700* 10%) + ($39,475 - $9,701) *12% + ($73,500 - $39,476) *22% | $ 12,029 | ||
| Answer b) | |||
| Average tax rate | Tax Liability | ||
| Taxable Income | |||
| $ 12,029 | |||
| $ 73,500 | |||
| 16.37% | |||
| Answer c) | |||
| Effective tax rate | Tax Liability | ||
| (Taxable Income + Interest Income) | |||
| $ 12,029 | |||
| ($73,500 + $29,800) | |||
| $ 12,029 | |||
| $ 103,300 | |||
| 11.64% | |||
| Answer d) | |||
| Marginal Tax Rates increases as income increases. | |||
| It is already mentioned in the above table in column 1 i.e. Tax Bracket | |||
| It is 22% | |||
| Answers | |||
| a) Federal Tax | $ 12,029 | ||
| b) Avg Tax Rate | 16.37% | ||
| c) Effective Tax Rate | 11.64% | ||
| d) Marginal Tax Rate | 22% |