Posts Tagged "marginal tax rate"

Income Tax – The Canadian Tax Bracket System

Posted by Preet on Oct 15, 2007 | 53 comments

Updated to 2009 Tax Year Personal Income Tax You may or may not be aware that Canada’s personal income tax system is set up in a “progressive” manner. Basically the more you earn, the more you are taxed. In fact you may have heard people referring to high-income earners losing half of what they make to income tax. While it is true that a high income earner will pay a lot of money in tax, they don’t normally pay HALF of their income to the income tax collectors. Tax Rates Allow me to explain… There is no 50% tax bracket in Canada. In Ontario, the highest tax bracket, or marginal tax rate,  that exists is 46.41% for income over $126,265...

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Myth: "I don't want a raise! It will move me into a higher tax bracket and my take home pay will be less!"

Posted by Preet on Jul 30, 2007 | 6 comments

I’ve heard this many times, even from my beautiful mother! This is not true! Let’s bring up my SAMPLE tax table as a refresher: $0-$10,000       = 0% Tax Rate $10,000-$20,000 = 10% Tax Rate $20,000-$50,000 = 20% Tax Rate $50,000-$75,000 = 30% Tax Rate $75,000+            = 50% Tax Rate You will hear some people complain that they don’t want their next raise because it will move them into a higher tax bracket and reduce their takehome pay and they will have less money to spend. Okay, the Government does some interesting things but they’ve figured this one out a long time ago. Here’s how it works:  Let’s take someone...

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What is a "Marginal Tax Rate?"

Posted by Preet on Jul 30, 2007 | 0 comments

This is a basic concept that should be understood as it is referred to on a regular basis. When you look it up, the definition almost always seems to include this: “The percentage of tax you pay on the last dollar you earned.” I’ve always thought of this wording as a bit funny.  While it is precise, it’s a bit too lawyer-speak for my taste. So let’s take a closer/better look… As a side note, unless a post is marked as an advanced level article, I’m going to use simple numbers and fictitious tax brackets for the purpose of educating without confusing. :) Our personal income tax system is designed to tax higher-income earners...

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