The 1948 tax reform fixed one inequality but created a new inequality — this time
between single taxpayers and married taxpayers.
Not exact matches
For
single and head - of - household
taxpayers in that situation, the deduction is phased out for modified adjusted gross incomes
between $ 63,000 and $ 73,000 for 2018.
These wage and property rules are phased in
between $ 315,000 and $ 415,000 in taxable income for married couples filing jointly (and half those amounts for
single taxpayers).
Taxpayers eligible for the savings include
single filers with taxable income
between $ 20,000 and $ 150,000; heads of households with taxable income
between $ 30,000 and $ 225,000; and married joint filers with taxable income
between $ 40,000 and $ 300,000.
Single or head - of - household
taxpayers who earn
between $ 125,000 and $ 145,000, and married couples who earn
between $ 225,000 and $ 245,000 are eligible to receive a partial credit.
Social Security benefits are not currently taxed, but starting in 2020,
taxpayers turning 67 will have to choose
between deducting Social Security income or $ 20,000 of all income sources for
single filers ($ 40,000 for couples).
For example, a
single taxpayer with $ 50,000 of taxable income in 2011 will pay 10 percent on the first $ 8,500, 15 percent on income
between $ 8,501 - 34,500 and so on.