Tax Bracket Challenge
See a taxpayer’s income and filing status, then tap the bracket their last dollar falls into before time runs out. Build a streak for big combo bonuses and learn the difference between your marginal rate and your (lower) effective rate. Every number uses the real federal brackets.
Beat the clock: for each scenario, tap the bracket the last dollar falls into before time runs out. Build a streak for a combo. Real 2026 federal brackets, a full range of incomes and every filing status.
15 rounds · 12 seconds each
Which bracket does the last dollar fall into?
The marginal rate is the rate on your last dollar of taxable income, not on all of it. Because brackets are progressive, your effective rate is always lower. For education only, not tax advice.