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If all depends on their income. He may have all kinds of income. He may own rental property or stocks. You cannot answer the question with the information given.
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The amount one pays as income tax depends on their TAXABLE income. It is a percentage of that income. The exact percentage used depends on the level of that income.
Taxable income depends on many things: Earnings from employment for sure, earnings from other sources (investments, government payments, etc.), and even then certain items of each may be not included, or things you may not receive in cash may be included. For example - the contribution to a 401k is not taxable income, even though it is part of your salary.
On the other hand, certain benefits you may receive, like employer paid life insurance, car allowances, even access to a cafeteria that has reduced prices because of an employer supporting it), may result in taxable income to you.
Once the amount of taxable income is determined, then the deductions to that income are applied. For example, interest paid on the mortgage for your home, number of dependent children, number of other qualifying dependents, medical costs, certain expenses of making that income, state taxes paid, etc.). Hence, any 2 people, holding the exact same job at the exact same salary and benefits, may well have 2 entirely different tax amounts due.
Once the amount of taxable income is determined, looking at the tax rate charts (made by filing status, for example single filer verses married filing jointly), for that income determines how much one actually must pay. THE AMOUNT ONE RECEIVES "BACK" AS A REFUND IS SIMPLY HOW MUCH THAT IS LOWER THAN THE AMOUNT THEY PAID IN AS ESTIMATED PAYMENTS - OR IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES - THROUGH PAYROLL WITHHOLDING. You actually control how much that was when you completed your W-4, and hopefully it is about right for the amount needed to be paid, or you incur penalties and interest.
Simple Common Sense on when you need to file a return:
It really makes no difference since the only time you actually do WANT to file is when the IRS says you don't have to!
They don't do that because it's good for you. They do it because it is more likely to be good for them. Certainly if you don't have to file, NOTHING BAD, in fact only good things, can happen by doing so.
Federal Taxes are the same throughout the country. State tax laws are specific to each area.
Whether you have to file a tax return (or pay tax) depends, in part, on your filing status, deductions, amount & type income. There are no such things as "start and stop" ages, not having to pay because of retirement or on social security or working from home or a student. It is all addressed as a matter of "how much TAXABLE income."
(Note: working isn't relevant either, as many people who don't work or are retired, or disabled, or old, or young, or in school, have income from many sources: savings, investments, etc. TAXABLE income is different than what you may otherwise think of as income. In most circumstances, you have to do many of the calculations needed to file a return, just to determine what taxable income may be).
Likewise, there are no special or fixed rates for retired, student, doctor, sanitation worker, President, convict...whatever. The amount of taxable income after applicable deductions and adjustments determines the rate applied to your particular situation. The rate, as well as the amount, you pay changes as the amount of income does.
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Is your federal tax bracket your average tax rate?
No the federal tax brackets would NOT be your average income tax rate on your income. Each separate federal tax bracket amount is your marginal tax rate for that amount of your taxable income that is in that bracket amount.
What is a federal tax allowance?
Standard deduction amount, exemption amount, amounts of your income that are free of any federal income tax on your 1040 income tax return for the year.
Do you enter the amount paid from a federal garnish on your tax return?
No. Your gross income is reported on your federal 1040 income tax return. The federal garnish amount that was paid would not be a deduction from your gross income on your income tax return.
What is a federal allowance?
Standard deduction amount, exemption amount, amounts of your income that are free of any federal income tax on your 1040 income tax return for the year.
Percentage to pay in federal income tax?
You do not have a set percentage amount that each taxpayer would pay annually in taxes. The tax bracket percentage amounts change for each taxpayers amount of taxable income that they end up having to use to determine the correct amount of their federal income tax liability after the federal income tax return is completed correctly down to the line on the 1040 federal income tax return that says taxable income. Then you would know the amount of your federal income liability for the year and would be able to determine your percent that is being collected from you from your income for the tax year.
2 Why do people use deduction?
Deductions amounts on your 1040 federal income tax return will reduce your gross income amount and decrease your amount of gross income and will cause you to have a smaller amount TAXABLE INCOME and lesser federal income tax liability when your income tax return is completed correctly.
Who should be paid first Maine State Income Tax or Maine Federal Income Taxes?
You have only the Federal income tax return and Maine state income tax return. The due date for the Federal income tax return and amount due is April 15 2010. The Maine state income tax return and any amount that is due is also April 15 2010.
Taxable income is used to compute a person's?
Taxable income is the amount on your 1040 federal income tax return page 2 Line 43 and is used to determine the correct amount of your federal income tax liability for the tax year 2010 after your income tax has been completed correctly to line 44 $$$$????
If you earn less than 16000 do you get all your tax back?
You will not know this answer until you complete your federal income tax return correctly. If you are a single taxpayer filing your 1040 federal income tax return correctly with no adjustments to income using the single filing status the standard deduction and your exemption amount for the tax year 2009.If you are not a dependent on another taxpayers income tax return and if you are under the age of 65 for the tax year 2009 you can have 9350 free of federal income tax. 16000 less 9350 leaves 6650 of taxable income that will be subject to the federal income at your marginal tax rate for a single taxpayer from the 1040 instruction book the tax table amount would be 668.6,650 to 6,700 Income tax is 668 federal income tax liability for the tax year 2009It is possible that could qualify for some earned income tax credit and the making work pay tax credit if your qualify for them and complete your federal income tax return correctly and credits amount would reduce the federal income tax liability amount and could result in a refund when your income tax return is completed correctly.
How much money do you get for your son on you taxes?
For each qualifying exemption on your federal 1040 income tax for the tax year 2010 you will get a amount of 3650 free of federal income tax subtracted from your adjusted gross income amount before you will be able to determine your taxable amount of income that will be subject to the federal income tax rates. So if your marginal income tax rate is 10% that would be a 365 reduction amount of any possible federal income tax liability you may have for each exemption that you qualify to claim on your 1040 income tax return before you arrive at the line on your 1040 income tax return to determine your taxable income amount on your 1040 tax return. Any other amounts earned income tax credit, child tax credit, etc. you will not know these correct amounts until you have completed your federal income tax return correctly. You are the only one that would have all of the necessary information that will be needed for this purpose.
What is the percent do people pay annually in taxes?
You do not have a set percentage amount that each taxpayer would pay annually in taxes. The tax bracket percentage amounts change for each taxpayers amount of taxable income that they end up having to use to determine the correct amount of their federal income tax liability after the federal income tax return is completed correctly down to the line on the 1040 federal income tax return that says taxable income. Then you would know the amount of your federal income liability for the year and would be able to determine your percent that is being collected from you from your income for the tax year.
What percentage do you have to pay for taxes in a year?
You do not have a set percentage amount that each taxpayer would pay annually in taxes. The tax bracket percentage amounts change for each taxpayers amount of taxable income that they end up having to use to determine the correct amount of their federal income tax liability after the federal income tax return is completed correctly down to the line on the 1040 federal income tax return that says taxable income. Then you would know the amount of your federal income liability for the year and would be able to determine your percent that is being collected from you from your income for the tax year.
