Tax Lawyers Minneapolis | Tax Rates for Individual Taxpayers through 2012

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was singed into law on December 17, 2010. Prior to the Act, the previous tax cuts were scheduled to expire and the marginal federal income tax rates for individuals were scheduled to return to 15%, 28%, 31%, 36% and 39.6%.  Under the Act, however, the marginal federal income tax rates for individuals will remain at the 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33% and 35% graduated rates through the tax year 2012.

Keep in mind that the Act does not in any way alter the taxes that were enacted as part of the recent health care reform, such as 0.9% tax on wage income and 3.8% tax on investment income for higher-income individuals.  These taxes will be imposed in 2013.