Method. 1  Step 1. Preheat oven to 120Â°C. 2  Step 2. Use an electric mixer to whisk egg whites in a clean dry bowl until soft peaks form. 3  Step 3. Use an electric mixer to whisk the cream and icing sugar in a medium bowl until firm peaks form. Spoon cream onto the top of pavlova. Pour lime juice into a ceramic or glass bowl. Add banana slices and toss to coat with juice. Drain. Decorate pavlova with banana, kiwifruit, starfruit, passionfruit and lime rind.
The marginal tax rate is the rate on the last dollar of income earned. This is very different from the average tax rate, which is the total tax paid as a percentage of total income earned. In 2003, for example, the United States imposed a 35 percent tax on every dollar of taxable income above $155,975 earned by a married taxpayer filing separately.
The Louisiana Income Tax. 3. Louisiana collects a state income tax at a maximum marginal tax rate of %, spread across tax brackets. Like the Federal Income Tax, Louisiana's income tax allows couples filing jointly to pay a lower overall rate on their combined income with wider tax brackets for joint filers. Notably, Louisiana has the highest maximum marginal tax bracket in the United States. You can learn more about how the Louisiana income tax compares to other states' income taxes by visiting our map of income taxes by state.