What Is My Tax Bracket for the 2022 Tax Year?
Paul Tarins, RICP®,WMCP®,CSRIC™
It's never too early to start looking at your tax obligations for the coming tax season. The information in this article is for the 2022 tax year, which most taxpayers will file in 2023.
The seven 2021 tax rates themselves didn't change (they are the same as those in effect for the 2021 tax year); however, the tax bracket ranges were modified based on inflation. Because of this, it's possible you could be in a different tax bracket for 2022 than the last time you reported your taxes, even if your income has not changed.1
Reminder: Tax Brackets Are Marginal
The IRS divides income into different tax rates. Each subsequent portion of your income will have an increased tax rate. For example, if you are a single filer who made $40,125 in 2021, your first $10,275 will be taxed at 10 percent. The next portion of your income will be taxed at an increased rate; from $10,276 to $41,775, your tax rate will be 12 percent.
As your income increases, you’ll fall into higher tax brackets and will have a higher tax rate for each portion of your income.
Why Would My Tax Bracket Be Different?
The IRS regularly adjusts tax brackets to take inflation into consideration. This is because, with inflation, people will face higher prices, meaning the purchasing power of their dollar is decreased. Knowing this, the IRS adjusts brackets in order to avoid bracket creep, a circumstance that occurs when inflation pushes your income into a higher tax bracket, or credits and deductions are reduced. In this scenario, an individual may not actually have increased purchasing power or greater disposable income, even with an increase in wages and salaries.1
2021 Tax Brackets
Without further ado, here are the 2022 tax brackets according to your filing status and income from the IRS.1
10% Tax Rate
- Single Individuals: from $0 to $10,275
- Married Individuals Filing Jointly: from $0 to $20,550
- Heads of Households: from $0 to $14,650
- Married Individuals Filing Separately: from $0 to $10,275
12% Tax Rate
- Single Individuals: from $10,276 to $41,775
- Married Individuals Filing Jointly: from $20,551 to $83,550
- Heads of Households: from $14,651 to $55,900
- Married Individuals Filing Separately: from $10,276 to $41,775
22% Tax Rate
- Single Individuals: from $41,776 to $89,075
- Married Individuals Filing Jointly: from $83,551 to $178,150
- Heads of Households: from $55,901 to $89,050
- Married Individuals Filing Separately: from $41,776 to $89,075
24% Tax Rate
- Single Individuals: from $89,076 to $170,050
- Married Individuals Filing Jointly: from $178,151 to $340,100
- Heads of Households: from $89,051 to $170,050
- Married Individuals Filing Separately: from $89,076 to $170,050
32% Tax Rate
- Single Individuals: from $170,051 to $215,950
- Married Individuals Filing Jointly: from $340,101 to $431,900
- Heads of Households: from $170,051 to $215,950
- Married Individuals Filing Separately: from $170,051 to $215,950
35% Tax Rate
- Single Individuals: $215,951 to $539,900
- Married Individuals Filing Jointly: from $431,901 to $647,850
- Heads of Households: from $215,951 to $539,900
- Married Individuals Filing Separately: from $215,951 to $323,925
37% Tax Rate
- Single Individuals: over $539,901
- Married Individuals Filing Jointly: over $647,851
- Heads of Households: over $539,901
- Married Individuals Filing Separately: over $323,926
In addition to the tax inflation adjustments, the IRS also altered standard deductions. While the above rates and brackets are at the federal level, different states might have varying brackets and rates.
Paul Tarins is an investment adviser representative of and offers investment and advisory services through Portfolio Medics, a registered investment adviser. Nothing contained herein should be construed as a solicitation for investment advisory services. Sovereign Retirement Solutions and Portfolio Medics are not affiliated.
