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2. Income tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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   As of 2010, 68.8% of federal individual tax receipts, including payroll taxes, were paid by the top 20% of taxpayers by income group, which earned 50% of all household income. The top 1%, which took home 19.3%, paid 24.2% whereas the bottom 20% paid 0.4% due to deductions and the earned income tax credit.

3. Legal history of income tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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   First income tax law. In order to help pay for its war effort in the American Civil War, the United States government imposed its first personal income tax, on August 5, 1861, as part of the Revenue Act of 1861. Tax rates were 3% on income exceeding $600 and less than $10,000, and 5% on income exceeding $10,000. [8]

4. History of taxation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Congress enacted an income tax in October 1913 as part of the Revenue Act of 1913, levying a 1% tax on net personal incomes above $3,000, with a 6% surtax on incomes above $500,000. By 1918, the top rate of the income tax was increased to 77% (on income over $1,000,000, equivalent of $16,717,815 in 2018 dollars). The average rate for the ...

5. What Is Federal vs. State Income Tax? - AOL

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   If, for example, you earned $75,000 in 2023, your income would fall in the 22% tax bracket. However, federal income tax is progressive — rates are layered, so you pay less tax on your first ...

6. 2023-2024 tax brackets and federal income tax rates - AOL

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   November 13, 2023 at 5:43 PM. There are seven tax brackets for most ordinary income for the 2023 tax year: 10 percent, 12 percent, 22 percent, 24 percent, 32 percent, 35 percent and 37 percent ...

7. Taxes: Federal tax brackets for 2023 vs. 2022 [Video] - AOL

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   Changes to 2023 federal income tax brackets. For the 2023 tax year, there are seven federal tax brackets: 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35%, and 37%. Your tax bracket is determined by your taxable ...