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How Federal Income Tax Brackets Work. Say a married couple, filing jointly, in 2016, had a taxable income of $175,000. Each dollar over $151,900âor $23,100âwould fall into the 28% federal income tax bracket. However, the couples' total federal tax would have been $35,986âjust about 20%, of their adjusted gross income.
Taxes Â» Tax Brackets. Taxpayers fall into one of 7 brackets, depending on their taxable income: 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33%, 35% or 39.6%. Because the U.S. tax system is a progressive one, as income rises, increasingly higher taxes are imposed. But those in the highest bracket dont pay the highest rate on all their income.