Tax bracket

Financial years 2018–19, 2019–20[1] The above rates do not include the Medicare levy of 2.0%.

[6] Malta has the following tax brackets for income received during 2012 Single Rates: Married Rates: New Zealand has the following income tax brackets (as of 1 October 2010).

All values in New Zealand dollars, with the ACC Earners' levy not included.

The complexity of the system is partly because the Confederation, the 26 Cantons that make up the federation, and about 2 900 communes [municipalities] levy their own taxes based on the Federal Constitution and 26 Cantonal Constitutions.

Financial year 2013[9] [Includes Tax Free Threshold for below 70 of age (NT$85,000), Personal Standard Deduction (NT$79,000) and Payroll Income Deduction (NT$108,000)] [Tax Foundation 1] As of 1 January 2018, the tax brackets have been updated due to the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: In the United States, the dollar amounts of the federal income tax standard deduction and personal exemptions for the taxpayer and dependents are adjusted annually to account for inflation.

Although the tax itself is included in this figure, it is typically the one used when discussing one's pay.

The W-2 form also shows the amount withheld by the employer for federal income tax.

W-2 wages = gross salary less (contributions to employer retirement plan) less (contributions to employer health plan) less (contributions to some other employer plans) Total income is the sum of all taxable income, including the W-2 wages.

Such as; alimony paid (income to the recipient), permitted moving expenses, self-employed retirement program, student loan interest, etc.

Gross pay = $100,000 W-2 wages = $100,000 – $15,500 – $1,800 – $500 = $82,200 John's and his wife's other income is $12,000 from John's wife's wages (she also got a W-2 but had no pre-tax contributions), $200 interest from a bank account, and a $150 state tax refund.

The Tax Tables list income in $50 increments for all categories of taxpayers, single, married filing jointly, married filing separately, and head of household.

For the Taxable Income range of "at least $56,650 but less than $56,700" the tax is $7,718 for a taxpayer who is married filing jointly.

The Social Security tax in 2007 for John is 6.2% on the first $97,500 of earned income (wages), or a maximum of $6,045.

There are no exclusions from earned income for Social Security so John pays the maximum of $6,045.

Most states also levy income tax, exceptions being Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Wyoming.