Question 6.4.2: Pat Rowell is married, claims three withholding allowances, ......

Pat Rowell is married, claims three withholding allowances, and has monthly gross earnings of $2780.50. Find her withholding tax using the wage bracket method.

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Use the table for married persons—monthly payroll period. Look down the two left columns, and find the range that includes Rowell’s gross earnings: “at least 2,760 but less than 2,800.” Read across the table to the column headed “3” (for the three withholding allowances). The withholding tax is $106. Had Rowell claimed five withholding allowances, her withholding tax would have been only $38.

MARRIED Persons—MONTHLY Payroll Period
(For Wages Paid through December 31, 2016)
And the number of withholding allowances claimed is — And the wages are –
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 But less    than  At least
The amount of income tax to be withheld is —
0 0 0 0 0 0 16 50 83 117 151 2,240 2,200
0 0 0 0 0 0 20 54 87 121 155 2,280 2,240
0 0 0 0 0 0 24 58 91 125 161 2,320 2,280
0 0 0 0 0 0 28 62 95 129 167 2,360 2,320
0 0 0 0 0 0 32 66 99 133 173 2,400 2,360
0 0 0 0 0 2 36 70 103 137 179 2,440 2,400
0 0 0 0 0 6 40 74 107 141 185 2,480 2,440
0 0 0 0 0 10 44 78 111 145 191 2,520 2,480
0 0 0 0 0 14 48 82 115 149 197 2,560 2,520
0 0 0 0 0 18 52 86 119 153 203 2,600 2,560
0 0 0 0 0 22 56 90 123 158 209 2,640 2,600
0 0 0 0 0 26 60 94 127 164 215 2,680 2,640
0 0 0 0 0 30 64 98 131 170 221 2,720 2,680
0 0 0 0 0 34 68 102 135 176 227 2,760 2,720
0 0 0 0 4 38 72 106 139 182 233 2,800 2,760
Source: Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service.

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