Adult taxpayers must select from a list of various standard deductions, depending on their filing status.

The amount at which this phase-out begins varies depending on your filing status.

The amounts taxable at each level will depend on the filing status.

After that, taxpayers must select the applicable filing status.

To use a rate schedule, a taxpayer must know their filing status and amount of taxable income.

IF you have taxable compensation and your filing status is...

If one is eligible for a retirement plan at work, one's income must be below a specific threshold for your filing status.

Federal and many state individual income tax rate schedules differ based on the individual's filing status.

This comparison shows how the ordinary taxable income brackets for each filing status were changed.

In the 2008 tax year, there are six tax brackets for each filing status.