Applicable percentage
(i) In general
(i)In general#
(I) Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), for years before 2018:
| If the modified adjusted gross income is: | The applicable percentage is: |
|---|---|
| More than $80,000 but not more than $100,000 | 35 percent |
| More than $100,000 but not more than $150,000 | 50 percent |
| More than $150,000 but not more than $200,000 | 65 percent |
| More than $200,000 | 80 percent. |
(II) Subject to paragraph (5), for 2018:
| If the modified adjusted gross income is: | The applicable percentage is: |
|---|---|
| More than $85,000 but not more than $107,000 | 35 percent |
| More than $107,000 but not more than $133,500 | 50 percent |
| More than $133,500 but not more than $160,000 | 65 percent |
| More than $160,000 | 80 percent. |
(III) Subject to paragraph (5), for years beginning with 2019:
| If the modified adjusted gross income is: | The applicable percentage is: |
|---|---|
| More than $85,000 but not more than $107,000 | 35 percent |
| More than $107,000 but not more than $133,500 | 50 percent |
| More than $133,500 but not more than $160,000 | 65 percent |
| More than $160,000 but less than $500,000 | 80 percent |
| At least $500,000 | 85 percent. |
(i)(I)#
| If the modified adjusted gross income is: | The applicable percentage is: |
|---|---|
| More than $80,000 but not more than $100,000 | 35 percent |
| More than $100,000 but not more than $150,000 | 50 percent |
| More than $150,000 but not more than $200,000 | 65 percent |
| More than $200,000 | 80 percent. |
(ii)Joint returns#
In the case of a joint return, clause (i) shall be applied by substituting dollar amounts which are twice the dollar amounts otherwise applicable under clause (i) for the calendar year except, with respect to the dollar amounts applied in the last row of the table under subclause (III) of such clause (and the second dollar amount specified in the second to last row of such table), clause (i) shall be applied by substituting dollar amounts which are 150 percent of such dollar amounts for the calendar year.
(iii)Married individuals filing separate returns#
In the case of an individual who—
(I) is married as of the close of the taxable year (within the meaning of section 7703 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) but does not file a joint return for such year, and
(II) does not live apart from such individual’s spouse at all times during the taxable year,
(iii)(I)#
is married as of the close of the taxable year (within the meaning of section 7703 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) but does not file a joint return for such year, and
(iii)(II)#
does not live apart from such individual’s spouse at all times during the taxable year,
clause (i) shall be applied by reducing each of the dollar amounts otherwise applicable under such clause for the calendar year by the threshold amount for such year applicable to an unmarried individual.