how do i know which tax bracket i am in 
the simplest way to find out what tax bracket you are in is first to know what your filing status is for example single or married filing jointly and second to look at the federal tax brackets issued by the irs and see which bracket your taxable income lands in this is also known as your marginal tax rate for example if your filing status is married filing jointly and your taxable income is 115 000 your tax bracket is 22 1