Under these circumstances and income your tax calculation would go like this:
$75,000 - (3,900 X 4 exemptions) - 12,200 (Std. Deduction) = $47200 Taxable Income. Your total income tax will be $7,728.75. Your top tax rate on the highest part of your income is in the 25% bracket but in reality your real tax rate is about 10% after you deduct your standard deduction and exemptions. This is not considering your child tax credits if your children are under 17 years old or any other credits like dependent care credits or such.
$12,176
A married couple filing their income tax jointly generally will owe less tax than a couple who file separately, but not always. A lot depends on the amount of income each spouse reports.
There are additions to tax benefits to filing your taxes as married filing jointly in most cases, the deductible is greater than it would be individually and there are often additional tax credits to married filers.
Married filing Jointly
1500.oo
The available filing statuses for federal income tax returns are: Single Married Filing Jointly Head of Household Married Filing Separately Qualifying Widow or Widower No, there is no filing status for Single Filing Jointly.
$12,176
A married couple filing their income tax jointly generally will owe less tax than a couple who file separately, but not always. A lot depends on the amount of income each spouse reports.
There are additions to tax benefits to filing your taxes as married filing jointly in most cases, the deductible is greater than it would be individually and there are often additional tax credits to married filers.
Married filing Jointly
1500.oo
IF you are NOT LEGALLY separated in the state that you are a a resident of on the last day of the year. Your filing status would be married filing joint or on a separate 1040 federal income tax return MARRIED FILING SEPARATE.
Income eligibility guidelines for 2007 tax year are: * Families with one child ($33,241 single parent) * Families with one child ($35,241married filing jointly) * Families with two or more children ($37,783 single parent) * Families with two or more children ($39,783 married filing jointly) * Single workers without children ($12,590) * Married workers without children ($14,590) * Investment Income Limit: $2,900 or less
You can file your federal taxes jointly if you are married. Even if your spouse is unemployed, filing jointly means he or she is still responsible for any outstanding taxes due should you not pay.
Single = 28% Married Filing Jointly & Qualifying Widow = 25% Married Filing Separate = 28% Head of Household = 25% http://taxresolutionaries.blogspot.com
$46,840.50
If you are legally separated or legally divorced on the last day of the year, you should file as single or head of household. You should NOT file as Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately.