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Old 03-08-2011, 03:51 PM
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Pete you are on the ball! The tax bracket applies to the amount over the threshold.

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Originally Posted by pete gopal View Post
even if you earn $185k you will pay the higher rate ONLY on the $5k which you've earned over the $180k treshold