A fuller guide to this term is on the way. In the meantime, the related terms below explain the ideas around it.
Related MoneyPedia terms
- Marginal Tax RateThe tax rate applied to your last dollar of income, meaning the rate on your highest bracket.
- Progressive TaxA tax system where the rate rises as income increases, so higher earners pay a larger share of each added dollar.
- Taxable IncomeThe portion of your income left after deductions that the government actually applies tax rates to.
- Tax LiabilityThe total amount of tax you owe to the government for a given year before subtracting payments already made.
- Tax DeductionAn expense you can subtract from your income to lower the amount that gets taxed.
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