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Tax Bracket

A tax bracket is a range of income taxed at a particular rate within a progressive income-tax system.

As income rises into higher brackets, only the income within each bracket is taxed at that bracket's rate, not all income. This is why moving into a higher bracket never lowers your after-tax income.

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