2009 IRS Income Tax Brackets

January 3, 2009

For 2009 taxes ( income from year 2009) these are the tax brackets that you will use to determine where you stand with the IRS.
If you need more specific information please visit www.irs.gov after all they wrote the book on this stuff.
It can be complicated so these pages are meant to be informative about income tax backets and yet always subject to the IRS' changes etc.

TABLE 1 - Section 1(a) -
Married Individuals Filing Joint Returns and Surviving Spouses

If Taxable Income Is: The Tax Is:

Not over $16,700 10% of the taxable income

Over $16,700 but not over $67,900 = $1,670 plus 15% of
the excess over $16,700

Over $67,900 but not over $137,050 = $9,350 plus 25% of
the excess over $67,900

Over $137,050 but not over $208,850 = $26,637.50 plus 28% of
the excess over $137,050

Over $208,850 but not over $372,950 = $46,741.50 plus 33% of
the excess over $208,850

Over $372,950 = $100,894.50 plus 35% of
the excess over $372,950

TABLE 2 - Section 1(b) – Heads of Households
If Taxable Income Is: The Tax Is:

Not over $11,950 10% of the taxable income

Over $11,950 but not over $45,500 = $1,195 plus 15% of
the excess over $11,950

Over $45,500 but not over $117,450 = $6,227.50 plus 25% of
the excess over $45,500

Over $117,450 but not over $190,200 = $24,215 plus 28% of
the excess over $117,450

Over $190,200 but not over $372,950 = $44,585 plus 33% of
the excess over $190,200

Over $372,950 = $104,892.50 plus 35% of
the excess over $372,950

TABLE 3 - Section 1(c)
Unmarried Individuals
(other than Surviving Spouses and Heads of Households)
If Taxable Income Is: The Tax Is:

Not over $8,350 = 10% of the taxable income

Over $8,350 but not over $33,950 = $835 plus 15% of
the excess over $8,350

Over $33,950 but not over $82,250 = $4,675 plus 25% of
the excess over $33,950

Over $82,250 but not over $171,550 = $16,750 plus 28% of
the excess over $82,250

Over $171,550 but $41,754 plus 33% of
not over $372,950 the excess over $171,550

Over $372,950 = $108,216 plus 35% of
the excess over $372,950

TABLE 4 - Section 1(d) – Married Individuals Filing Separate Returns
If Taxable Income Is: The Tax Is:

Not over $8,350 10% of the taxable income

Over $8,350 but not over $33,950 = $835 plus 15% of
the excess over $8,350

Over $33,950 but not over $68,525 = $4,675 plus 25% of
the excess over $33,950

Over $68,525 but not over $104,425 = $13,318.75 plus 28% of
the excess over $68,525

Over $104,425 but not over $186,475 = $23,370.75 plus 33% of
the excess over $104,425

Over $186,475 = $50,447.25 plus 35% of
the excess over $186,475

TABLE 5 - Section 1(e) – Estates and Trusts
If Taxable Income Is: The Tax Is:

Not over $2,300 15% of the taxable income

Over $2,300 but not over $5,350 = $345 plus 25% of
the excess over $2,300

Over $5,350 but not over $8,200 =$1,107.50 plus 28% of
the excess over $5,350

Over $8,200 but not over $11,150 = $1,905.50 plus 33% of
the excess over $8,200

Over $11,150 = $2,879 plus 35% of
the excess over $11,150
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This info is gleaned from the IRS pdf file Here