Federal Income Tax Tables 2016

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Tables for Percentage Method of Withholding

(for Wages Paid in 2016)

The following payroll tax rates tables are from IRS Notice 1036. The tables include federal withholding for year 2016 (income tax), FICA tax, Medicare tax and FUTA taxes.

Tax	Maximum Earnings	Rate
Social Security Tax	$118,500.00	6.20% for the employee and 6.2% for employer
Medicare	Unlimited	1.45% for employee and employer
Medicare	over $200,000	Additional 0.9% for the part in excess of $200,000 in a calendar year. Employee only.

Deductions per dependent: $4,050.00

How to Calculate 2016 Federal Income Tax by Using Federal Withholding Tax Table

1. Find your pay period: weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly or daily

2. Find your gross income for each paycheck

3. Add up your income exemptions for each paycheck

4. Add up your pretax deductions, including 401K, flexible account contributions ... for each paycheck

5. Figure out your taxable income for each paycheck

taxable income = gross pay - exemptions - pretax deductions

6. Find the tax rate you should use and calculate the federal income tax

Here is the sample of

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Table 1 -- Year 2016 Federal Income Tax Withholding Weekly Payroll Period

Table 1 -- Weekly Payroll Period

(a) SINGLE person (including head of household) --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over $43.00.......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
$43.00	$222.00	...	10%	$43.00
$222.00	$767.00	...	$17.90 plus 15%	$222.00
$767.00	$1,796.00	...	$99.65 plus 25%	$767.00
$1,796.00	$3,700.00	...	$356.90 plus 28%	$1,796.00
$3,700.00	$7,992.00	...	$890.02 plus 33%	$3,700.00
$7,992.00	$8,025.00	...	$2,306.38 plus 35%	$7,992.00
$8,025.00	...	...	$2,317.93 plus 39.6%	$8,025.00

(b) Married person --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over $164.00.......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
$164.00	$521.00	...	10%	$164.00
$521.00	$1,613.00	...	$35.70 plus 15%	$521.00
$1,613.00	$3,086.00	...	$199.50 plus 25%	$1,613.00
$3,086.00	$4,615.00	...	$567.75 plus 28%	$3,086.00
$4,615.00	$8,113.00	...	$995.87 plus 33%	$4,615.00
$8,113.00	$9,144.00	...	$2,150.21 plus 35%	$8,113.00
$9,144.00	...	...	$2,511.06 plus 39.6%	$9,144.00

Table 2 -- Biweekly Payroll Period

(a) SINGLE person (including head of household) --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over $87.00.......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
$87.00	$443.00	...	10%	$87.00
$443.00	$1,535.00	...	$35.60 plus 15%	$443.00
$1,535.00	$3,592.00	...	$199.40 plus 25%	$1,535.00
$3,592.00	$7,400.00	...	$713.65 plus 28%	$3,592.00
$7,400.00	$15,985.00	...	$1,779.89 plus 33%	$7,400.00
$15,985.00	$16,050.00	...	$4,612.94 plus 35%	$15,985.00
$16,050.00	...	...	$4,635.69 plus 39.6%	$16,050.00

(b) Married person --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over $329.00.......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
$329.00	$1,042.00	...	10%	$329.00
$1,042.00	$3,225.00	...	$71.30 plus 15%	$1,042.00
$3,225.00	$6,171.00	...	$398.75 plus 25%	$3,225.00
$6,171.00	$9,231.00	...	$1,135.25 plus 28%	$6,171.00
$9,231.00	$16,227.00	...	$1,992.05 plus 33%	$9,231.00
$16,227.00	$18,288.00	...	$4,300.73 plus 35%	$16,227.00
$18,288.00	...	...	$5,022.08 plus 39.6%	$18,288.00

Table 3 -- Semimonthly Payroll Period

(a) SINGLE person (including head of household) --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over $94.00.......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
$94.00	$480.00	...	10%	$94.00
$480.00	$1,663.00	...	$38.60 plus 15%	$480.00
$1,663.00	$3,892.00	...	$216.05 plus 25%	$1,663.00
$3,892.00	$8,017.00	...	$773.30 plus 28%	$3,892.00
$8,017.00	$17,317.00	...	$1,928.30 plus 33%	$8,017.00
$17,317.00	$17,388.00	...	$4,997.30 plus 35%	$17,317.00
$17,388.00	...	...	$5,022.15 plus 39.6%	$17,388.00

(b) Married person --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over $356.00.......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
$356.00	$1,129.00	...	10%	$356.00
$1,129.00	$3,494.00	...	$77.30 plus 15%	$1,129.00
$3,494.00	$6,685.00	...	$432.05 plus 25%	$3,494.00
$6,685.00	$10,000.00	...	$1,229.80 plus 28%	$6,685.00
$10,000.00	$17,579.00	...	$2,158.00 plus 33%	$10,000.00
$17,579.00	$19,813.00	...	$4,659.07 plus 35%	$17,579.00
$19,813.00	...	...	$5,440.97 plus 39.6%	$19,813.00

Table 4 -- Monthly Payroll Period

(a) SINGLE person (including head of household) --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over $188.00.......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
$188.00	$960.00	...	10%	$188.00
$960.00	$3,325.00	...	$77.20 plus 15%	$960.00
$3,325.00	$7,783.00	...	$431.95 plus 25%	$3,325.00
$7,783.00	$16,033.00	...	$1,546.45 plus 28%	$7,783.00
$16,033.00	$34,633.00	...	$3,856.45 plus 33%	$16,033.00
$34,633.00	$34,775.00	...	$9,994.45 plus 35%	$34,633.00
$34,775.00	...	...	$10,044.15 plus 39.6%	$34,775.00

(b) Married person --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over $713.00.......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
$713.00	$2,258.00	...	10%	$713.00
$2,258.00	$6,988.00	...	$154.50 plus 15%	$2,258.00
$6,988.00	$13,371.00	...	$864.00 plus 25%	$6,988.00
$13,371.00	$20,000.00	...	$2,459.75 plus 28%	$13,371.00
$20,000.00	$35,158.00	...	$4,315.87 plus 33%	$20,000.00
$35,158.00	$39,625.00	...	$9,318.01 plus 35%	$35,158.00
$39,625.00	...	...	$10,881.46 plus 39.6%	$39,625.00

Table 5 -- Daily or Miscellaneous Payroll Period

(a) SINGLE person (including head of household) --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over $8.70.......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
$8.70	$44.30	...	10%	$8.70
$44.30	$153.50	...	$3.56 plus 15%	$44.30
$153.50	$359.20	...	$19.94 plus 25%	$153.50
$359.20	$740.00	...	$71.37 plus 28%	$359.20
$740.00	$1,598.50	...	$177.99 plus 33%	$740.00
$1,598.50	$1,605.00	...	$461.30 plus 35%	$1,598.50
$1,605.00	...	...	$463.58 plus 39.6%	$1,605.00

(b) Married person --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over $32.90.......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
$32.90	$104.20	...	10%	$32.90
$104.20	$322.50	...	$7.13 plus 15%	$104.20
$322.50	$617.10	...	$39.88 plus 25%	$322.50
$617.10	$923.10	...	$113.53 plus 28%	$617.10
$923.10	$1,622.70	...	$199.21 plus 33%	$923.10
$1,622.70	$1,828.80	...	$430.08 plus 35%	$1,622.70
$1,828.80	...	...	$502.22 plus 39.6%	$1,828.80

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