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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\text{If line 43 (taxable income) is} & \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{\text{And you are -}} \\
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\text{At least} \\
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\end{array} & \text{Single} & \text{Married filing jointly} & \text{Married filing separately} & \text{Head of household} \\
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99,000 & 99,050 & 21,447 & 17,131 & 21,859 & 19,609 \\
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99,050 & 99,100 & 21,461 & 17,144 & 21,873 & 19,621 \\
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99,100 & 99,150 & 21,475 & 17,156 & 21,887 & 19,634 \\
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99,150 & 99,200 & 21,489 & 17,169 & 21,901 & 19,646 \\
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99,200 & 99,250 & 21,503 & 17,181 & 21,915 & 19,659 \\
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99,250 & 99,300 & 21,517 & 17,194 & 21,929 & 19,671 \\
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99,300 & 99,350 & 21,531 & 17,206 & 21,943 & 19,684 \\
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99,350 & 99,400 & 21,545 & 17,219 & 21,957 & 19,696 \\
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99,400 & 99,450 & 21,559 & 17,231 & 21,971 & 19,709 \\
\hline
99,450 & 99,500 & 21,573 & 17,244 & 21,985 & 19,721 \\
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99,500 & 99,550 & 21,587 & 17,256 & 21,999 & 19,734 \\
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99,550 & 99,600 & 21,601 & 17,269 & 22,013 & 19,746 \\
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99,600 & 99,650 & 21,615 & 17,281 & 22,027 & 19,759 \\
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99,650 & 99,700 & 21,629 & 17,294 & 22,041 & 19,771 \\
\hline
99,700 & 99,750 & 21,643 & 17,306 & 22,055 & 19,784 \\
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99,750 & 99,800 & 21,657 & 17,319 & 22,069 & 19,796 \\
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99,800 & 99,850 & 21,671 & 17,331 & 22,083 & 19,809 \\
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99,850 & 99,900 & 21,685 & 17,344 & 22,097 & 19,821 \\
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99,900 & 99,950 & 21,699 & 17,356 & 22,111 & 19,834 \\
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99,950 & 100,000 & 21,713 & 17,369 & 22,125 & 19,846 \\
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\]

Trudy has to pay [tex]$21,629[/tex] in taxes.

Answer :

To determine how much tax Trudy has to pay on her taxable income of [tex]$99,650, we need to consult the tax table provided for someone with the Single filing status.

1. Locate the Correct Income Bracket:
First, we need to find where Trudy's income of $[/tex]99,650 falls within the tax table brackets. According to the table, [tex]$99,650 fits within the bracket of $[/tex]99,600 to [tex]$99,700. This means her taxable income is between $[/tex]99,600 and [tex]$99,700.

2. Identify the Tax Amount:
For the Single filing status, the tax corresponding to the income bracket of $[/tex]99,600 to [tex]$99,700 is explicitly given. In this case, the tax amount is $[/tex]21,629.

Therefore, Trudy must pay [tex]$21,629 in taxes for her taxable income of $[/tex]99,650 under the Single filing status.