2008 tax bracket rates

By Kay Bell • Bankrate.com

Ordinary taxable income brackets for use in filing 2008 tax returns due April 15, 2009.

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Tax rate	Single filers	Married filing jointly or qualifying widow/widower	Married filing separately	Head of household
10%	Up to $8,025	Up to $16,050	Up to $8,025	Up to $11,450
15%	$8,026 - $32,550	$16,051 - $65,100	$8,026 - $32,550	$11,451 - $43,650
25%	$32,551 - $78,850	$65,101 - $131,450	$32,551 - $65,725	$43,651 - $112,650
28%	$78,851 - $164,550	$131,451 - $200,300	$65,726 - $100,150	$112,651 - $182,400
33%	$164,551 - $357,700	$200,301 - $357,700	$100,151 - $178,850	$182,401 - $357,700
35%	$357,701 or more	$357,701 or more	$178,851 or more	$357,701 or more

Freelance writer Kay Bell writes Bankrate's tax stories from her Austin, Texas, home. She also writes two tax blogs, Bankrate's Eye on the IRS, and Don't Mess With Taxes, and is the author of the book "The Truth About Paying Fewer Taxes."

Updated: Jan. 5, 2009

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