Question

Compute the 2019 Federal income tax liability and the marginal and effective tax rates in each of the following independent cases. Click here to access the 2019 tax rate schedule. If required, round the tax liability the nearest dollar. When required, round the average rates to four decimal places before converting to a percentage (i.e. .67073 would be rounded to .6707 and entered as 67.07%).
a. Chandler is single and reports taxable income of $132,200. Tax liability: 25,903 Marginal rate: 24 % Average rate: 17.94 x %
b. Lazare, a head of household, records taxable income of $80,600. Tax liability: 12,176 Marginal rate: 22 % Average rate: 12.30 X %

Answer 1

Answer: a.19.59% b.15.11%.

Explanation:

Average tax  rate is given as  the total tax paid divided by  total taxable income which is expressed as a percentage and must be less than the marginal tax rate.

Chandler is single and reports

taxable income of $132,200.

Tax liability: 25,903

Marginal rate: 24 %

Average rate: 17.94 x % = wrong

Average rate = total liable tax/ total income= 25, 903/ 132,200=0.195937 rounded to 0.1959

0.1959 x 100 = 19.59%.correct

b. Lazare, a head of household, records

taxable income of $80,600.

Tax liability: 12,176

Marginal rate: 22 %

Average rate: 12.30 X %= wrong

Average rate = total liable tax/ total income= 12,176/ 80,600= .0.15106= 0.1511

0.1511 x 100 = 15.11%.correct.