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2026 Federal Tax Rates

Single
10%$0$12,400
12%$12,401$50,400
22%$50,401$105,770
24%$105,771$201,775
32%$201,776$256,225
35%$256,226$640,600
37%$640,661No Limit
Married Filing Jointly / Qualifying Widow(er)
10%$0$24,800
12%$24,801$100,800
22%$100,801$211,400
24%$211,401$403,550
32%$403,551$512,450
35%$512,451$768,700
37%$768,701No Limit
Head of Household
10%$0$17,700
12%$17,701$67,450
22%$67,451$105,700
24%$105,701$201,775
32%$201,776$256,200
35%$256,201$640,600
37%$640,601No Limit
Married Filing Separately
10%$0$12,400
12%$12,401$50,400
22%$50,401$105,700
24%$105,701$201,775
32%$201,776$256,225
35%$256,226$384,350
37%$384,351No Limit
Standard Deduction
Single$16,100
Married Filing Jointly / Qualified Widow(er)$32,200
Head of Household$24,150
Married Filing Separately$16,100
Dependents$1,350 (or $450 + earned income)
Extra for age/blindness – Single$2,050
Extra for age/blindness – Married$1,650
Dependent Information
Qualified child$2,200
Other qualifying dependent$500
Kiddie Tax Exemption$2,700
Parent can elect to report income range$1,350$13,500
Capital Gains - 15% Bracket
Single$49,450$545,500
Married Filing Jointly$98,900$613,700
Head of Household$66,200$579,600
Married Filing Separately$49,450$306,850
Note: 0% rate below minimum; 20% rate above maximum
One Big Beautiful Bill Deductions (OBBB)
Tip Deduction (all except MFS)$25,000
Tip Deduction – phase-out starts at (MFJ)$150,000 ($300,000 MFJ)
Overtime Deduction (MFJ / others)$25,000 / $12,500
Overtime Deduction – phase-out starts$150,000 ($300,000 MFJ)
Car Interest Deduction$10,000
Car Interest – phase-out starts at$100,000 ($200,000 MFJ)
Other Deductions
Additional Senior Deduction$6,000
SALT Limitation$40,400 ($20,200 MFS)
SALT – phaseout starts at$505,000 ($252,500 MFS)
Qualified Business Income Deduction (QBID)
Deduction allowanceUp to 20% of qualified business businessSubject to various limitations
Minimum deduction$400If net income ≥ $1,000
Phase-out range – MFJ$403,500$553,500
Phase-out range – MFS$201,775$276,775
Phase-out range – All other filers$201,750$276,775
Pension Retirement Amounts
Defined contribution maximum$72,000
Defined benefit maximum$290,000
SIMPLE deferral$17,000
SIMPLE catch-up (regular)$4,000
SIMPLE catch-up (age 60–63)$5,250
401(k), 403(b), SARSEP, 457 elective deferrals$24,500
Elective deferral catch-up (regular)$8,000
Elective deferral catch-up (age 60–63)$11,250
IRA contribution maximum$7,500
IRA catch-up$1,100
IRA Phase-Out Ranges
IRA (covered) – Single / HH$81,000$91,000
IRA (covered) – MFJ$129,000$149,000
IRA (covered) – MFS$0$10,000
IRA – MFJ (taxpayer not covered, spouse is)$242,000$252,000
Roth IRA – Single / HH$153,000$168,000
Roth IRA – MFJ$242,000$252,000
Roth IRA – MFS$0$10,000
Health Savings Accounts
Self only - minimum deductible$1,700
Self only - out-of-pocket maximum$8,500
Self only - contribution maximum$4,400
Family - minimum deductible$3,400
Family - out-of-pocket maximum$17,000
Family - contribution maximum$8,750
Catch-up contribution$1,000
Gift & Estate Tax
Annual gift tax exclusion $19,000
Estate and gift tax exclusion - lifetime$15,000,000
Other Information
Excess Business Loss - MFJ$512,000
Excess Business Loss Others$256,000
Business mileage$0.725 per mile (Jan - June)$0.76 per mile (July - Dec)
Max Earnings for Social Security Tax$184,500
Single
10%$0$11,925
12%$11,926$48,475
22%$48,476$103,350
24%$103,351$197,300
32%$197,301$250,525
35%$250,526$626,350
37%$626,351No Limit
Married Filing Jointly / Qualifying Widow(er)
10%$0$23,850
12%$23,851$96,950
22%$96,951$206,700
24%$206,701$394,600
32%$394,601$501,050
35%$501,051$751,600
37%$751,601No Limit
Head of Household
10%$0$17,000
12%$17,001$64,850
22%$64,851$103,350
24%$103,351$197,300
32%$197,301$250,500
35%$250,501$626,350
37%$626,351No Limit
Married Filing Separately
10%$0$11,925
12%$11,926$48,475
22%$48,476$103,350
24%$103,351$197,300
32%$197,301$250,525
35%$250,526$375,800
37%$375,801No Limit
Standard Deduction
Single$15,750
Married Filing Jointly / Qualified Widow(er)$31,500
Head of Household$23,625
Married Filing Separately$15,750
Dependents$1,350 (or $450 + earned income)
Extra for age/blindness – Single$2,000
Extra for age/blindness – Married$1,600
Dependent Information
Qualified child$2,200
Other qualifying dependent$500
Kiddie Tax Exemption$2,700
Parent can elect to report income range$1,350$13,500
Capital Gains - 15% Bracket
Single$48,350$533,400
Married Filing Jointly$96,700$600,050
Head of Household$64,750$566,700
Married Filing Separately$48,350$300,000
Note: 0% rate below minimum; 20% rate above maximum
One Big Beautiful Bill Deductions (OBBB)
Tip Deduction (all except MFS)$25,000
Tip Deduction – phase-out starts at (MFJ)$150,000 ($300,000 MFJ)
Overtime Deduction (MFJ / others)$25,000 / $12,500
Overtime Deduction – phase-out starts$150,000 ($300,000 MFJ)
Car Interest Deduction$10,000
Car Interest – phase-out starts at$100,000 ($200,000 MFJ)
Other Deductions
Additional Senior Deduction$6,000
SALT Limitation$40,000 ($20,000 MFS)
SALT – phaseout starts at$500,000 ($250,000 MFS)
Qualified Business Income Deduction (QBID)
Deduction allowanceUp to 20% of qualified business businessSubject to various limitations
Phase-out range – MFJ$394,600$494,600
Phase-out range – MFS$197,300$247,300
Phase-out range – All other filers$197,300$247,300
Pension Retirement Amounts
Defined contribution maximum$70,000
Defined benefit maximum$280,000
SIMPLE deferral$16,500
SIMPLE catch-up (regular)$3,500
SIMPLE catch-up (age 60–63)$5,250
401(k), 403(b), SARSEP, 457 elective deferrals$23,500
Elective deferral catch-up (regular)$7,500
Elective deferral catch-up (age 60–63)$11,250
IRA contribution maximum$7,000
IRA catch-up$1,000
IRA Phase-Out Ranges
IRA (covered) – Single / HH$79,000$89,000
IRA (covered) – MFJ$126,000 $146,000
IRA (covered) – MFS$0$10,000
IRA – MFJ (taxpayer not covered, spouse is)$236,000$246,000
Roth IRA – Single / HH$150,000$165,000
Roth IRA – MFJ$236,000$246,000
Roth IRA – MFS$0$10,000
Health Savings Accounts
Self only - minimum deductible$1,650
Self only - out-of-pocket maximum$8,300
Self only - contribution maximum$4,300
Family - minimum deductible$3,300
Family - out-of-pocket maximum$16,600
Family - contribution maximum$8,550
Catch-up contribution$1,000
Gift & Estate Tax
Annual gift tax exclusion$19,000
Estate and gift tax exclusion - lifetime$13,990,000
Other Information
Excess Business Loss - MFJ $626,000
Excess Business Loss Others$313,000
Business mileage$0.70 per mile
Max Earnings for Social Security Tax$176,100

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