Tax brackets show you the tax rate you will pay on each portion of your income. For example, if you are single, the lowest tax rate of 10% is applied to the first $9,875 of your income in 2020. The next chunk of your income is then taxed at 12%, and so on, up to the top of your taxable income.

How is your tax bracket calculated?

You can calculate the tax bracket that you fall into by dividing your income that will be taxed into groups— the tax brackets. Each group has its own tax rate. The bracket you are in also depends on your filing status: if you're a single filer, married filing jointly, married filing separately or head of household.

What are the tax brackets for 2021?

There are still seven tax rates in effect for the 2021 tax year: 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35% and 37%. However, as they are every year, the 2021 tax brackets were adjusted to account for inflation.