High School

Trudy's taxable income last year was [tex]\$99,650[/tex]. According to the tax table below, how much tax does she have to pay if she files with the Single status?

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\[
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
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\multicolumn{2}{|l|}{If line 43 (taxable income) is -} & \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{And you are-} \\
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At least & But less than & Single & \begin{tabular}{l} Married \\ filing \\ jointly \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l} Married \\ filing \\ separately \end{tabular} & Head of a \\ household \\
\hline
99,000 & 99,050 & 21,447 & 17,131 & 21,859 & 19,609 \\
99,050 & 99,100 & 21,461 & 17,144 & 21,873 & 19,621 \\
99,100 & 99,150 & 21,475 & 17,156 & 21,887 & 19,634 \\
99,150 & 99,200 & 21,489 & 17,169 & 21,901 & 19,646 \\
99,200 & 99,250 & 21,503 & 17,181 & 21,915 & 19,659 \\
99,250 & 99,300 & 21,517 & 17,194 & 21,929 & 19,671 \\
99,300 & 99,350 & 21,531 & 17,206 & 21,943 & 19,684 \\
99,350 & 99,400 & 21,545 & 17,219 & 21,957 & 19,696 \\
99,400 & 99,450 & 21,559 & 17,231 & 21,971 & 19,709 \\
99,450 & 99,500 & 21,573 & 17,244 & 21,985 & 19,721 \\
99,500 & 99,550 & 21,587 & 17,256 & 21,999 & 19,734 \\
99,550 & 99,600 & 21,601 & 17,269 & 22,013 & 19,746 \\
99,600 & 99,650 & 21,615 & 17,281 & 22,027 & 19,759 \\
99,650 & 99,700 & 21,629 & 17,294 & 22,041 & 19,771 \\
99,700 & 99,750 & 21,643 & 17,306 & 22,055 & 19,784 \\
99,750 & 99,800 & 21,657 & 17,319 & 22,069 & 19,796 \\
99,800 & 99,850 & 21,671 & 17,331 & 22,083 & 19,809 \\
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\end{tabular}
\]
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According to the table, if Trudy's taxable income is between [tex]\$99,650[/tex] and [tex]\$99,700[/tex], she has to pay [tex]\$21,629[/tex] in taxes under the Single status.

Answer :

To find out how much tax Trudy has to pay, we need to use the tax table provided and match her taxable income to the correct range for the "Single" status.

1. Trudy's taxable income: \[tex]$99,650.

2. Look at the tax table to find the corresponding row for her income when it is at least \$[/tex]99,650 but less than \[tex]$99,700.

3. Locate the relevant row in the table:
- The income range is \$[/tex]99,650 to \[tex]$99,700.
- For the "Single" status in this range, the tax amount is \$[/tex]21,629.

Therefore, Trudy has to pay \[tex]$21,629 in taxes based on her taxable income of \$[/tex]99,650 with the Single status.