Guide What Changed in the 2026 Tax Year, Figure by Figure
The brackets moved. The standard deduction moved. So did the wage base, the IRA limit, and the AMT exemption. Here is all of it in one place.
Taxes
Federal and state income tax, sales tax, property tax and the filing rules that go with them. Every rate here is dated and attributed — tax figures change every January, and a stale number is worse than none.
Calculators 4
Work out a number using the rates we publish.
- Bonus Tax Calculator: What You Actually Keep The 22% is withholding, not what you owe. The difference between those two things is worth hundreds of dollars and it settles in April.
- Sales Tax Calculator by State State rate plus the local one, which is where most of the variation lives.
- Income Tax Calculator: Federal and State What the brackets actually cost you, band by band.
- Car Sales Tax Calculator: What the DMV Will Charge The trade-in credit is worth more than most buyers realise, in most states.
Guides 9
How a rule works, and what it means for you.
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Guide The Alternative Minimum Tax, and Who Still Pays It
You calculate your taxes twice. If the second number is bigger, that is what you owe.
Guide Capital Gains Tax Rates for 2026, and the Cutoffs
Sell after a year and the gain has its own rate schedule, with a genuine 0% band underneath it.
Guide The Standard Deduction for 2026, and When to Itemise
$16,100 for single filers, and most people should just take it.
Guide Sales Tax by State in 2026, Including Local Rates
Five states charge no sales tax. Louisiana charges more than 10% once local rates are added.
Guide FICA Tax Explained: Where 7.65% of Your Pay Goes
The 7.65% that disappears from every paycheck, and where it stops.
Guide Federal Tax Brackets for 2026, and How They Work
Seven brackets, from 10% to 37%, and none of them tax all of your income.
Guide How Bonuses Are Taxed in 2026, and What You Get Back
The 22% taken out of your bonus is withholding, not what you actually owe.
Guide The 8 States With No Income Tax in 2026
Eight states tax no wage income at all, but they make it up elsewhere.
Comparisons 1
Ranked picks, with the criteria stated first.
