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[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 43 points 7 months ago (7 children)

I know people who still repeat the line that earning more money will push them into a higher tax bracket and they’d end up with less money than if they stayed at their current income.

[–] phar@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Isn't this possible? Tax brackets for 2024 I thought for single filer is 24% below 191k and 32% over 191k, isn't it?

[–] pez@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The higher rate gets charged only on the portion above the threshold. So with those rates someone earning 192k pays ($191k * .24) + ($1k * .32) = $46,100 not ($192k * .32) = $61,400.

Where you can be worse off earning more is if it puts you over a threshold for some social services (food stamps for example) with a hard cutoff rather than progressively lower benefits.

[–] phar@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Thank you for explaining!

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