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For (single) self-employed people making between ~$85k and $137k, the marginal federal tax rate they face is a little under 40%, with 24% from your link, ~12% f
by areyousure 6y ago
For (single) self-employed people making between ~$85k and $137k, the marginal federal tax rate they face is a little under 40%, with 24% from your link, ~12% from Social security, and ~3% from Medicare. This excludes the effect of phaseouts of various deductions (eg, student loan interest), which can easily drive that higher while remaining within the context of federal taxation only.
- drdec 6y agoEverybody forgets about Social Security and Medicare. Writing out the federal marginal rates for the different income brackets with SS and Medicare included is very eye-opening.
- bzbarsky 6y agoThe other thing people forget are means-tested aid programs each of which is seemingly designed without considering interactions with the other ones. There are various places in the 0-$40k income range where people face >100% marginal rates due to the combination of actual taxes and benefit phaseouts...