Federal Income Tax Table Federal Income Tax Brackets (Tax Year 1997)
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Tax Year 1997 / Filed April 1998

Federal - 1998 Single Tax Brackets
Tax Bracket Tax Rate
$0.00+ 15%
$25,350.00+ 28%
$61,400.00+ 31%
$128,100.00+ 36%
$278,450.00+ 39.6%
Federal - 1998 Married Filing Separately Tax Brackets
Tax Bracket Tax Rate
$0.00+ 15%
$21,175.00+ 28%
$51,150.00+ 31%
$77,975.00+ 36%
$139,225.00+ 39.6%
Federal - 1998 Married Filing Jointly Tax Brackets
Tax Bracket Tax Rate
$0.00+ 15%
$42,350.00+ 28%
$102,300.00+ 31%
$155,950.00+ 36%
$278,450.00+ 39.6%
Federal - 1998 Head of Household Tax Brackets
Tax Bracket Tax Rate
$0.00+ 15%
$33,950.00+ 28%
$87,700.00+ 31%
$142,000.00+ 36%
$278,450.00+ 39.6%

This page shows Tax-Brackets.org's archived Federal tax brackets for tax year 1997. This means that these brackets applied to all income earned in 1997, and the tax return that uses these tax rates was due in April 1998.

Federal income tax brackets were last changed one year prior to 1997 for tax year 1996, and the tax rates were previously changed in 1991.

The latest available tax rates are for 2024, and the Federal income tax brackets have been changed since 1997.

1998 Federal Tax Deduction Amounts

Tax-Brackets.org also maintains an archive of important Federal income tax exemption amounts, including the Federal Standard Deduction, the Federal Personal Exemption, and the Federal Dependent Deduction. The values of these deductions for tax year 1997 are as follows:

Standard Deduction (Single) Standard Deduction (MFJ) Personal Exemption Dependant Exemption
$4,150.00 $6,900.00 $2,650.00 $2,650.00

Federal Income Tax Table 1998 Sources & Citations

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Tax Data Sources:

  1. The Federal tax brackets on this page sourced from the Federal Department of Revenue for 1998. Please contact us if any of our Federal tax data is incorrect or out of date.

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