Question

Write a program that can calculate the amount of federal tax a person owes for the upcoming year.

After calculating the amount of tax owed, you should report to the user their filing status (single/joint), which tax rate they fell under, as well as the tax owed. Example: “As a single filer you fell under 12% tax bracket and you owe $3500.”

Disclaimer: This example is simplified and is not intended to be an accurate representation of how to calculate your taxes.

Your program should ask the user if they are a single filer, or if they will be filing jointly with their spouse. If they file single, ask the user to input their total income for the year. If they file jointly then have the user enter both their income as well as their spouse’s income. (You can then add the 2 incomes together to obtain gross household income.)

Your program should also check to see if the person is eligible for the Earned Income Credit (EIC). EIC eligibility is dependent upon both filing status as well as number of dependents. Therefore, ask the user to enter how many children (dependents) they have.

Assume that if the person is eligible then the EIC deducts 8% from the gross income, so that only 92% of the gross income is now taxable. (The EIC will reduce the amount of income which is taxable, but does not change the person’s tax bracket.

Ex: If the person made $40,000 (single) then they are in the 22% bracket. The EIC makes their taxable income 40,000*0.92 = $36,800. This new total is within the 12% bracket, but the person still owes 22% of the $36,800.

Table 1 Earned Income Credit Limits

Filing Status	Income Limit if No Children	Income Limit if 1 Child	Income Limit if 2 Children	Income Limit if 3+ Children
Married Joint

Table 2 Tax Brackets for SINGLE filers

Tax Rate	Taxable Income Bracket	Tax Owed
	$0 to $9,525	10% of taxable income
	$9,526 to $38,700	$952.50 plus 12% of the amount over $9,525
	$38,701 to $82,500	$4,453.50 plus 22% of the amount over $38,700
	$82,501 to $157,500	$14,089.50 plus 24% of the amount over $82,500
	$157,501 to $200,000	$32,089.50 plus 32% of the amount over $157,500
	$200,001 to $500,000	$45,689.50 plus 35% of the amount over $200,000
	$500,001 or more	$150,689.50 plus 37% of the amount over $500,000

Table 3 Tax Brackets for JOINT filers

Tax Rate	Taxable Income Bracket	Tax Owed
	$0 to $19,050	10% of taxable income
	$19,051 to $77,400	$1,905 plus 12% of the amount over $19,050
	$77,401 to $165,000	$8,907 plus 22% of the amount over $77,400
	$165,001 to $315,000	$28,179 plus 24% of the amount over $165,000
	$315,001 to $400,000	$64,179 plus 32% of the amount over $315,000
	$400,001 to $600,000	$161,379 plus 35% of the amount over $400,000
	$600,001 or more	$161,379 plus 37% of the amount over $600,000

Answer 1

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Program

//Header File for input/output
#include
using namespace std;
//Function prototypes
void jointTaxCalculation();
void singleTaxCalculation();
int main()
{
   //Variable for check single or joint filing
   char ch;
   //Prompt user for type of filing
   cout << "Are you (S)ingle/(J)oint filer?";
   cin >> ch;
   //If the user choice wrong check
   while (ch != 'S' && ch != 's' && ch != 'J' && ch != 'j') {
       cout << "Are you (S)ingle/(J)oint filer?";
       cin >> ch;
   }
  
   //If joint call fuction for tax calculation
   if (ch == 'j' || ch == 'J') {
       jointTaxCalculation();
   }
   //If singlecall fuction for tax calculation
   else {
       singleTaxCalculation();
   }

    return 0;
}
//Joint calculation
void jointTaxCalculation() {
   //Variable for user input
   int dep;
   double income1, income2,totalIncome,percentage,tax;
   //Prompt user to enter income amount
   cout << "Please enter both incomes:";
   cin >> income1 >> income2;
   //Calculate total income
   totalIncome = income1 + income2;
   //Prompt for dependencies
   cout << "How many dependence(Children) you have?";
   cin >> dep;
   //According to dependency calculate EIC
   if (dep == 0) {
       percentage = 1;
   }
   else if (dep == 1) {
       percentage = .92;
   }
   else if (dep == 2) {
       percentage = .84;
   }
   else if (dep >= 3) {
       percentage = .76;
   }
   //findout tax limits and accordingly calculate tax
   if (totalIncome >= 0 && totalIncome <= 19050) {
       tax =( (totalIncome * percentage)*(10 / 100));
       cout << "As a Joint filer you fell under 10% tax bracket and you owe $" << tax << "."<    }
   else if (totalIncome >= 19051 && totalIncome <= 77400) {
       tax = (1905+(((totalIncome* percentage)- 19051 )*(12 / 100)));
       cout << "As a Joint filer you fell under 12% tax bracket and you owe $" << tax << "." << endl;
   }
   else if (totalIncome >= 77401 && totalIncome <= 165000) {
       tax = (8907 + (((totalIncome* percentage) - 77400)*(22 / 100)));
       cout << "As a Joint filer you fell under 22% tax bracket and you owe $" << tax << "." << endl;
   }
   else if (totalIncome >= 165001 && totalIncome <= 315000) {
       tax = (28179 + (((totalIncome* percentage) - 165000)*(24/ 100)));
       cout << "As a Joint filer you fell under 24% tax bracket and you owe $" << tax << "." << endl;
   }
   else if (totalIncome >= 315001 && totalIncome <=400000) {
       tax = (64179 + (((totalIncome* percentage) - 315000)*(32 / 100)));
       cout << "As a Joint filer you fell under 32% tax bracket and you owe $" << tax << "." << endl;
   }
   else if (totalIncome >= 400001 && totalIncome <= 600000) {
       tax = (161379 + (((totalIncome* percentage) - 400000)*(35 / 100)));
       cout << "As a Joint filer you fell under 35% tax bracket and you owe $" << tax << "." << endl;
   }
   else if (totalIncome >= 600001) {
       tax = (161379 + (((totalIncome* percentage) - 600000)*(37 / 100)));
       cout << "As a Joint filer you fell under 37% tax bracket and you owe $" << tax << "." << endl;
   }
}
//Single calculation
void singleTaxCalculation() {
   //Variable for user input
   int dep;
   double income1,totalIncome, percentage, tax;
   //Prompt user to enter income amount
   cout << "Please enter your income:";
   cin >> income1;
   //Calculate total income
   totalIncome = income1;
   //Prompt for dependencies
   cout << "How many dependence(Children) you have?";
   cin >> dep;
   //According to dependency calculate EIC
   if (dep == 0) {
       percentage = 1;
   }
   else if (dep == 1) {
       percentage = .92;
   }
   else if (dep == 2) {
       percentage = .84;
   }
   else if (dep >= 3) {
       percentage = .76;
   }
   //findout tax limits and accordingly calculate tax
   if (totalIncome >= 0 && totalIncome <=9525) {
       tax = ((totalIncome * percentage)*(10 / 100));
       cout << "As a Single filer you fell under 10% tax bracket and you owe $" << tax << "." << endl;
   }
   else if (totalIncome >= 9526 && totalIncome <= 38700) {
       tax = (952.50 + (((totalIncome* percentage) - 9525)*(12 / 100)));
       cout << "As a Single filer you fell under 12% tax bracket and you owe $" << tax << "." << endl;
   }
   else if (totalIncome >= 38701 && totalIncome <= 82500) {
       tax = (4453.50 + (((totalIncome* percentage) - 38700)*(22 / 100)));
       cout << "As a Single filer you fell under 22% tax bracket and you owe $" << tax << "." << endl;
   }
   else if (totalIncome >= 82501 && totalIncome <= 157500) {
       tax = (14089.50 + (((totalIncome* percentage) - 82500)*(24 / 100)));
       cout << "As a Single filer you fell under 24% tax bracket and you owe $" << tax << "." << endl;
   }
   else if (totalIncome >= 157501 && totalIncome <= 200000) {
       tax = (32089.50 + (((totalIncome* percentage) - 157500)*(32 / 100)));
       cout << "As a Single filer you fell under 32% tax bracket and you owe $" << tax << "." << endl;
   }
   else if (totalIncome >= 200001 && totalIncome <= 500000) {
       tax = (45689.50 + (((totalIncome* percentage) - 200000)*(35 / 100)));
       cout << "As a Single filer you fell under 35% tax bracket and you owe $" << tax << "." << endl;
   }
   else if (totalIncome >= 500001) {
       tax = (150689.50 + (((totalIncome* percentage) - 500000)*(37 / 100)));
       cout << "As a Single filer you fell under 37% tax bracket and you owe $" << tax << "." << endl;
   }

}

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Output

Are you (S)ingle/(J)oint filer?s
Please enter your income:40000
How many dependence(Children) you have?1
As a Single filer you fell under 22% tax bracket and you owe $4453.5.