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December 7, 2019
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Tax calculations slightly off

  • December 7, 2019
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Client is single.  Taxable income is $21,150.  ProSeries calculates tax as $2,351.  I calculate by hand $2,347.  Why is it off by $3.50?

$21,150     Taxable Income

- $9,525 x 10% =   $952.50

$11,625 x 12% = $1,395.00

Total Tax              $2,347.50

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Best answer by TaxGuyBill

As Lisa pointed out, if income is below $100,000 the tax is NOT calculated by direct math, it uses the Tax Tables.

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
December 7, 2019
What do the IRS tax tables show?
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Level 15
December 7, 2019

As Lisa pointed out, if income is below $100,000 the tax is NOT calculated by direct math, it uses the Tax Tables.

IRonMaN
Level 15
December 7, 2019
And that agrees with the tax table.
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