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U.S. Individual Income Tax Part 6 Tax Liability or Refund

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U.S. Individual Income Tax Part 6 Tax Liability or Refund

After subtracting your adjustments and deductions from your gross income, you have your taxable income. Now you can use the IRS’s tax table to calculate your preliminary tax liability for the year.

The individual income tax rate (2019) structure is a progressive tax rate structure.

2019 Tax Rate

Single

Head of Household

Married Filing Jointly

Married Filing Separately

10%

$0–$9,700

$0–$13,850

$0–$19,400

$0–$9,700

12%

$9,701–$39,475

$13,851–$52,850

$19,401–$78,950

$9,701–$39,475

22%

$39,476–$84,200

$52,851–$84,200

$78,951–$168,400

$39,476–$84,200

24%

$84,201–$160,725

$84,201–$160,700

$168,401–$321,450

$84,201–$160,725

32%

$160,726–$204,100

$160,701–$204,100

$321,451–$408,200

$160,726–$204,100

35%

$204,101–$510,300

$204,101–$510,300

$408,201–$612,350

$204,101–$306,175

37%

Over $510,300

Over $510,300

Over $612,350

Over $306,175


For example, if: a taxpayer with a single filing status has $92,000 of taxable income. The income tax liability in 2019 is calculated as the below:
($9,700 − $0) × 10% = $970
($39,475 − $9,700) × 12% = $3,573
($84,200 − $39,475) × 22% = $9,840
($92,000 − $84,200) × 24% = $1,872
Total income tax liability is $970 + $3,573 + $9,840 + $1,872 = $16,255

You can subtract tax credits you qualify for from this amount. Common credits include: Child Tax Credit, Credit for Other Dependents, Foreign tax credit etc. Then you can add other taxes to this amount, including self-employment tax (Schedule 2 should be attached). The result will be your total tax.

The next step is to calculate the taxes that you have already paid for the year (this includes taxes withheld from Forms W-2 and 1099). Subtract the amount from your total tax. If the number is positive, this is the amount you owe. If the number is negative, this is the amount of the refund you are entitled to.

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