Chart: Effects of Marriage on Income and Payroll Tax Liability

 
 
January 10, 2013

(For a full explanation of this chart, see Tax Foundation Fiscal Fact No. 352: Effects of Marriage on Tax Burden Vary Greatly with Income Level, Equality.)

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Erratum: This chart, when originally published, was accidentally reversed horizontally while processing the image. We've corrected the error.

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