You will be using the following fictional tax rate schedule (for Year X) for a married couple
Question:
- You will be using the following fictional tax rate schedule (for Year X) for a married couple to answer the following questions.
You will also need to know that the standard deduction for a married couple is $30,000.
[Please note that $1 up to $10,000 represents $10,000 of income. It is not $9,999 (or $10,000 - $1). That first dollar is not subtracted out. That first dollar is included. The same goes for the other brackets.]
Taxable Income | Tax Rate Brackets |
$1 up to $10,000 | 10% |
$10,001 up to $20,000 | 15% |
$20,001 up to $50,000 | 20% |
$50,001 up to $70,000 | 30% |
$70,001 up to $100,000 | 40% |
$100,001 and up | 50% |
a) Suppose a married couple earned $80,000 in Year X, had no Adjustments to Gross Income, and took the standard deduction. Now please determine this couple's taxable income amount. First, you must show how you got your answer.
b) Based on your answer for (a) above, please determine this couple's tax payment for Year X. You must show how you got your answer.
c) Is this tax system shown above in the table a progressive, regressive or proportional tax rate system?
Ethics in Accounting A Decision Making Approach
ISBN: 978-1118928332
1st edition
Authors: Gordon Klein