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singles' penalty

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A quick definition of singles' penalty:

Singles' Penalty: A term used in taxes to describe the difference between the amount of income tax a married couple filing a joint return owes and the greater amount they would have owed if they were single and filed separately. This is also known as a marriage bonus. The singles' penalty refers to the higher tax rate that unmarried individuals pay compared to married couples filing jointly.

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Definition: The singles' penalty, also known as the marriage bonus, is a tax term that refers to the difference between the reduced income-tax liability owed by a married couple filing a joint income-tax return and the greater amount they would have owed had they been single and filed individually.

Example: Let's say that John and Jane are married and file a joint tax return. Their combined income puts them in the 22% tax bracket, and they owe $10,000 in federal income tax. If they were single and filed separately, John would owe $6,000 and Jane would owe $4,000, for a total of $10,000. However, because they are married and filing jointly, they receive a tax break and only owe $8,000. This $2,000 difference is the singles' penalty.

Explanation: The example illustrates how a married couple can benefit from filing a joint tax return and receiving a tax break, which reduces their overall tax liability. However, if they were single and filed separately, they would owe more in taxes, resulting in a singles' penalty.

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JumpySubsequentDolphin
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@SplitterusClitterus: did you like cmiygl? that’s one of my all time fave albums
Kind of a controversial take. I like experimental albums a lot
babycat
17:19
liking chromakopia and not Tyler's other stuff is crazy to me
JumpySubsequentDolphin
17:19
perhaps im biased bc i saw him live when he performed cmiygl for the first time
i think it is a controverisal take and i usually do too, i also think im giving an opinion too early cuz i habvent finished it at all
yeah seeing him live prob makes it a million times better
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JumpySubsequentDolphin
17:21
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even outside the beef. Noid is great too
JumpySubsequentDolphin
17:22
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JumpySubsequentDolphin
17:22
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JumpySubsequentDolphin
17:23
like i would do anything for one chance w that man but better off alone and me vs myself were both not good
He's never really been my style tbh
shaquilleoatmeal
17:43
went to eat - did anyone guess the bowl lmao
shaquilleoatmeal
17:43
ooo yall were too busy with that kendrick shit
shaquilleoatmeal
17:45
put me on - whats the first song on the album thats heat
babycat
17:45
I don’t know sweetgreen like that because I’m not part of the PMC. your legs looked super tan though
hey now is my favorite
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shaquilleoatmeal
17:49
@babycat: should i bring you to sg next time im in ct?
shaquilleoatmeal
17:49
@ImpartialLion: any obvious diss tracks on there?
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babycat
17:50
i used to work in an office two doors up the street from one and you can really see the glazed sweetgreen stare on the face of all those morgan stanley guys
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
17:51
I have this professor for a legal analysis and writing for clients class that said you will need a JD and legal experience to get an A. He also grades ridiculously hard but leaves no comments on why you got that grade or what you did wrong. Dude is pissing me off with the whole you are wrong figure it out approach.
babycat
17:51
that’s just not proper teaching what a dickhead
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
17:53
Going to ruin my 4.0 for a 2SH class.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
17:53
At least grad school GPA doesn't matter much
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17:53
@shaquilleoatmeal: the garlic steak thing
shaquilleoatmeal
17:54
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