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uppose an unmarried individual without children has $40,000 in labor earnings. She has no other income. Use the standard deduction and assume that aside from the Child Tax Credit and the EITC, no other tax credits exist. Use the tax tables from the handout to answer the following: a. How much is the employee portion of FICA that was withheld from the person's paychecks? b. What is the governments total tax revenue from payroll taxes from this person? c. What marginal income tax rate applies to this individual? d. Calculate the income tax liability for this individual e. What is the average income tax rate (before credits, if any) that this person paid on their taxable income? What is the effective income tax rate (after credits, if any) that this person paid on their labor earnings? f. TAX FOUNDATION | 2 Income Tax Brackets and Rates In 2018, the income limits for all tax brackets and all filers will be adjusted for inflation and will be as follows (Tables 1 and 2). The top marginal income tax rate of 37 percent will hit taxpayers with taxable income of $500,000 and higher for single filers and $600,000 and higher for married couples filing jointlhy TABLE 1 Tax Brackets and Rates, 2018 For unmarried individuals, Taxable Income Over For Married Individuals Filing Joint Returns, Taxable Income Over For Heads of Households, Taxable Income Over $0 9,525 $38,700 $82,500 $157,500 $200.000 $500.000 50 $19.050 1/9050 17040 $13.60 12% 22% 24% ) 32% 35% 77,400 $165,000 315,000 $400.000 600.000 $51,800 582.500 157,500 $200.000 Standard Deduction and Personal Exemption The standard deduction for single filers will increase by $5,500 and by $11,000 for married couples filing jointly (Table 4) The personal exemption for 2018 is eliminated TABLE 2. 2018 Standard Deduction and Personal Exemption Filing Status Single Married Filing Jointly$24,000 Head of Household Deduction Amount $12.000 18.000

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Answers are highlighted in yellow, can be rounded per question requirement: For part b, unemployment tax rate is missing, can be determined Solution: a) Employee portion of FICA tax (40000*7.65%) $ 3,060 Government total tax revenue = FICA employer FICA Employee +Unemployment taxes (3060+3060+??) If unemployment tax is ignored then answer can be $ 6,120 c) AGI Less: Standard deduction Taxable Income 12000 c) Marginal Tax rate - Last applicable rate upto $28000- 12% Income tax liability: $3,170 or $3169.50 (952.50)+( 280004525) * 12% (Tax)/(taxable income)-(3170/28000) (Tax)/(Gross income)-(3170/40000) e) Average tax rate 11.32% Effective tax rate 7.92%