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Tax year 2027

2027 Federal Tax Brackets and Rates

Lowest rate
10%
Top rate
37%
Standard deduction
$16,600
Single filer
Standard deduction
$33,200
Married filing jointly

Federal tax brackets for 2027

Single

Standard deduction $16,600
Federal 2027 income tax brackets, Single
Taxable incomeRate
$0 – $12,79910%
$12,800 – $52,02412%
$52,025 – $109,12422%
$109,125 – $208,32424%
$208,325 – $264,54932%
$264,550 – $661,37435%
$661,375 and above37%

Married filing jointly

Standard deduction $33,200
Federal 2027 income tax brackets, Married filing jointly
Taxable incomeRate
$0 – $25,59910%
$25,600 – $104,04912%
$104,050 – $218,24922%
$218,250 – $416,64924%
$416,650 – $529,09932%
$529,100 – $793,64935%
$793,650 and above37%

Married filing separately

Standard deduction $16,600
Federal 2027 income tax brackets, Married filing separately
Taxable incomeRate
$0 – $12,79910%
$12,800 – $52,02412%
$52,025 – $109,12422%
$109,125 – $208,32424%
$208,325 – $264,54932%
$264,550 – $396,82435%
$396,825 and above37%

Head of household

Standard deduction $24,925
Federal 2027 income tax brackets, Head of household
Taxable incomeRate
$0 – $18,24910%
$18,250 – $69,64912%
$69,650 – $109,09922%
$109,100 – $208,29924%
$208,300 – $264,54932%
$264,550 – $661,34935%
$661,350 and above37%

2027 compared with 2026

Federal income tax for a single filer, 2027 compared with 2026
Gross income2027 tax2026 tax2027 minus 2026
$50,000$3,752$3,820−$68
$100,000$12,890$13,170−$281
$250,000$50,381$51,304−$923
$500,000$136,947$138,134−$1,188

The same nominal income generally attracts less tax in the later year because the IRS indexes bracket thresholds and the standard deduction to inflation each year.

Long-term capital gains rates, 2027

Federal 2027 long-term capital gains rates by filing status
Filing status0% up to15% up to20% above
Single$51,050$563,200$563,200
Married filing jointly$102,100$633,600$633,600
Married filing separately$51,050$316,800$316,800
Head of household$68,350$598,400$598,400

Sources

  1. 1.Internal Revenue ServiceIRS
    Rev. Proc. 2026-35 (2027 inflation-adjusted items)
    https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-26-35.pdf
    Retrieved
  2. 2.Internal Revenue ServiceIRS
    Topic no. 751, Social Security and Medicare withholding rates
    https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc751
    Retrieved
  3. 3.Internal Revenue ServiceIRS
    Questions and Answers on the Net Investment Income Tax
    https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/questions-and-answers-on-the-net-investment-income-tax
    Retrieved
  4. 4.Internal Revenue ServiceIRS
    Questions and answers for the Additional Medicare Tax
    https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/questions-and-answers-for-the-additional-medicare-tax
    Retrieved
  5. 5.Social Security Administration (Federal Register)Government
    Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2026, 90 FR (Doc. 2025-19763)
    https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/03/2025-19763/cost-of-living-increase-and-other-determinations-for-2026
    Retrieved
  6. 6.Internal Revenue ServiceIRS
    Understanding the Working Families Tax Cuts: Individual Tax Provisions - video text script
    https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/understanding-the-working-families-tax-cuts-individual-tax-provisions-youtube-video-text-script
    Retrieved
  7. 7.Internal Revenue ServiceIRS
    Rev. Proc. 2024-40 (2025 inflation-adjusted items)
    https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-24-40.pdf
    Retrieved

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