Atter Flat tax. Steve Forbes ran for U.S. president in 1996 and 2000 on a platform proposing a 17% flat tax, that is, an income tax that would simply be 17% of each tax payer's taxable income. Suppose that Alice was single in the year 2020 with a taxable income of $30,000 and that Joe was single in the year 2020 with a taxable income of $300,000. 2020 Tax Table for Singles If Taxable Income Is over $0 9876 40, 126 85,526 163,301 207,351 But not over $9875 40, 125 85,525 163,300 207,350 518,400 This amount $987.50 4617.50 14,605.50 33, 271.50 47,367.50 The Tax is Plus this % 10% 12% 22% 24% 32% 35% of the excess over $0 9875 40, 125 85,525 163,300 207,350

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What was Alice's tax?
(Enter your answer to the nearest cent. Hint: Use the 2020 Tax Table.)
Alice's tax was $
Transcribed Image Text:What was Alice's tax? (Enter your answer to the nearest cent. Hint: Use the 2020 Tax Table.) Alice's tax was $
Atters
Flat tax. Steve Forbes ran for U.S. president in 1996 and 2000 on a platform proposing a 17% flat tax, that is, an income tax that
would simply be 17% of each tax payer's taxable income. Suppose that Alice was single in the year 2020 with a taxable income
of $30,000 and that Joe was single in the year 2020 with a taxable income of $300,000.
2020 Tax Table for Singles
If Taxable
Income
Is over
$0
9876
40, 126
85,526
163, 301
207,351
518, 401
But not
over
$9875
40, 125
85,525
163,300
207,350
518,400
This
amount
$987.50
4617.50
14,605.50
33, 271.50
47,367.50
156, 235.00
The Tax is
Plus this
%
10%
12%
22%
24%
32%
35%
37%
of the excess
over
$0
9875
40, 125
85,525
163,300
207,350
518, 400
Transcribed Image Text:Atters Flat tax. Steve Forbes ran for U.S. president in 1996 and 2000 on a platform proposing a 17% flat tax, that is, an income tax that would simply be 17% of each tax payer's taxable income. Suppose that Alice was single in the year 2020 with a taxable income of $30,000 and that Joe was single in the year 2020 with a taxable income of $300,000. 2020 Tax Table for Singles If Taxable Income Is over $0 9876 40, 126 85,526 163, 301 207,351 518, 401 But not over $9875 40, 125 85,525 163,300 207,350 518,400 This amount $987.50 4617.50 14,605.50 33, 271.50 47,367.50 156, 235.00 The Tax is Plus this % 10% 12% 22% 24% 32% 35% 37% of the excess over $0 9875 40, 125 85,525 163,300 207,350 518, 400
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