09 May 2012

Funding the government: taxes


Federal Personal Income Tax
Tax Bracket
Married Filing Jointly
Single
10% Bracket
$0 – $17,400
$0 – $8,700
15% Bracket
$17,400 – $70,700
$8,700 – $35,350
25% Bracket
$70,700 – $142,700
$35,350 – $85,650
28% Bracket
$142,700 – $217,450
$85,650 – $178,650
33% Bracket
$217,450 – $388,350
$178,650 – $388,350
35% Bracket
Over $388,350
Over $388,350










*Standard deduction: $5,950

State of Colorado Personal Income Tax
4.63% of Federal taxable income

Medium household income (Delta County, Colorado)[1]
$40,451

How much will you owe if you earn the average in Delta County?[2]

High school Graduate (35% of Delta County)
Bachelors Degree (11.71% of Delta County)
Masters Degree (3.6% of Delta County)
Doctoral or Professional Degree (1.8% of Delta County)[3]
Gross monthly income:
$2,402
$3,772
$4,806
$6,083
Gross yearly income:
$28,820
$45,260
$57,670
$73,000
Standard deduction:
($5,950)
($5,950)
($5,950)
($5,950)
Taxable income:
$22,870
$39,310
$51,720
$67,050
Colorado income tax liability (4.63%):
($1,059)
($1,820)
($2,395)
($3,104)
Federal income tax liability 10% bracket:
($870)
($870)
($870)
($870)
Federal income tax liability 15% bracket:
($2,126)
($3,998)
($3,998)
($3,998)
Federal income tax liability 25% bracket:
(-)
($990)
($4,093)
($7,925)
Net income (after taxes):
$18,815
$31,632
$40,364
$51,153
**After personal income taxes, money is spent on: food, mortgage/rent, utilities (ie water, sewer and electricity), insurance (ie health, automobile and home), gas, maintenance (ie car/truck, home), clothes, et cetera. In Delta, a sales tax of 7.9% is assessed on most purchases.



[1] Combination of what everyone under one roof earned in Delta County during FY 2010. There are 30,900 people who live in Delta County. The current unemployment rate is 10.9% and 53% of Delta County is in the workforce.
[2] Digest of Educational Statistics, September 2010, adjusted for 2010 US census findings in Delta County, State of Colorado, See: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_391.asp for full table. Accessed 8 May 2012
[3] Per cent of Delta County’s population, who has attained a certain educational level, see: http://www.citymelt.com/county/Colorado/Delta-County-CO/Education.html. Accessed 8 May 2012

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