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Old 11-18-2010, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by whell View Post
Here's the 35%: [url]

35 + 6.2 + 1.45 = 42.65%.

This is on income earned over $373500. Income below that amount is taxed at a lower rate.
On income over $373,650, you pay 35% + 1.45. You do not pay 6.2 because of the FICA cap. As D-Ray said, 35+1.45=36.45%

And, once again, the 35% assumes no deductions, no dependants. There is no scenario in U.S. tax code that can get a sigle dollar of income taxed at 42.65%. It does not exist.
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