College Math Lesson 5.8 - Marginal Tax Calculations

Objective: At the end of this lesson, students will be able to use a table of marginal tax rates to calculate the tax owed for a given taxable income.

Vocabulary: Progressive income tax –

Marginal tax rate –

Example: Calculate the tax owed by Jessica, who is married but filing separately and had taxable income in 2020 of $82,500.