Federal Income Tax Table Federal Income Tax Brackets (Tax Year 1938)
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Tax Year 1938 / Filed April 1939

Federal - 1939 Single Tax Brackets
Tax Bracket Tax Rate
$0.00+ 4%
$4,000.00+ 8%
$6,000.00+ 9%
$8,000.00+ 10%
$10,000.00+ 11%
$12,000.00+ 12%
$14,000.00+ 13%
$16,000.00+ 15%
$18,000.00+ 17%
$20,000.00+ 19%
$22,000.00+ 21%
$26,000.00+ 23%
$32,000.00+ 25%
$38,000.00+ 28%
$44,000.00+ 31%
$50,000.00+ 35%
$56,000.00+ 39%
$62,000.00+ 43%
$68,000.00+ 47%
$74,000.00+ 51%
$80,000.00+ 55%
$90,000.00+ 59%
$100,000.00+ 62%
$150,000.00+ 64%
$200,000.00+ 66%
$250,000.00+ 68%
$300,000.00+ 70%
$400,000.00+ 72%
$500,000.00+ 74%
$750,000.00+ 76%
$1,000,000.00+ 77%
$2,000,000.00+ 78%
$5,000,000.00+ 79%
Federal - 1939 Married Filing Separately Tax Brackets
Tax Bracket Tax Rate
$0.00+ 4%
$4,000.00+ 8%
$6,000.00+ 9%
$8,000.00+ 10%
$10,000.00+ 11%
$12,000.00+ 12%
$14,000.00+ 13%
$16,000.00+ 15%
$18,000.00+ 17%
$20,000.00+ 19%
$22,000.00+ 21%
$26,000.00+ 23%
$32,000.00+ 25%
$38,000.00+ 28%
$44,000.00+ 31%
$50,000.00+ 35%
$56,000.00+ 39%
$62,000.00+ 43%
$68,000.00+ 47%
$74,000.00+ 51%
$80,000.00+ 55%
$90,000.00+ 59%
$100,000.00+ 62%
$150,000.00+ 64%
$200,000.00+ 66%
$250,000.00+ 68%
$300,000.00+ 70%
$400,000.00+ 72%
$500,000.00+ 74%
$750,000.00+ 76%
$1,000,000.00+ 77%
$2,000,000.00+ 78%
$5,000,000.00+ 79%
Federal - 1939 Married Filing Jointly Tax Brackets
Tax Bracket Tax Rate
$0.00+ 4%
$4,000.00+ 8%
$6,000.00+ 9%
$8,000.00+ 10%
$10,000.00+ 11%
$12,000.00+ 12%
$14,000.00+ 13%
$16,000.00+ 15%
$18,000.00+ 17%
$20,000.00+ 19%
$22,000.00+ 21%
$26,000.00+ 23%
$32,000.00+ 25%
$38,000.00+ 28%
$44,000.00+ 31%
$50,000.00+ 35%
$56,000.00+ 39%
$62,000.00+ 43%
$68,000.00+ 47%
$74,000.00+ 51%
$80,000.00+ 55%
$90,000.00+ 59%
$100,000.00+ 62%
$150,000.00+ 64%
$200,000.00+ 66%
$250,000.00+ 68%
$300,000.00+ 70%
$400,000.00+ 72%
$500,000.00+ 74%
$750,000.00+ 76%
$1,000,000.00+ 77%
$2,000,000.00+ 78%
$5,000,000.00+ 79%
Federal - 1939 Head of Household Tax Brackets
Tax Bracket Tax Rate
$0.00+ 4%
$4,000.00+ 8%
$6,000.00+ 9%
$8,000.00+ 10%
$10,000.00+ 11%
$12,000.00+ 12%
$14,000.00+ 13%
$16,000.00+ 15%
$18,000.00+ 17%
$20,000.00+ 19%
$22,000.00+ 21%
$26,000.00+ 23%
$32,000.00+ 25%
$38,000.00+ 28%
$44,000.00+ 31%
$50,000.00+ 35%
$56,000.00+ 39%
$62,000.00+ 43%
$68,000.00+ 47%
$74,000.00+ 51%
$80,000.00+ 55%
$90,000.00+ 59%
$100,000.00+ 62%
$150,000.00+ 64%
$200,000.00+ 66%
$250,000.00+ 68%
$300,000.00+ 70%
$400,000.00+ 72%
$500,000.00+ 74%
$750,000.00+ 76%
$1,000,000.00+ 77%
$2,000,000.00+ 78%
$5,000,000.00+ 79%

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This page shows Tax-Brackets.org's archived Federal tax brackets for tax year 1938. This means that these brackets applied to all income earned in 1938, and the tax return that uses these tax rates was due in April 1939.

Both Federal tax brackets and the associated tax rates were last changed four years prior to 1938 in 1934.

The latest available tax rates are for 2025, and the Federal income tax brackets have been changed since 1938.

1939 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 1938 are as follows:

Standard Deduction (Single) Standard Deduction (MFJ) Personal Exemption Dependant Exemption
$0.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 $400.00

Federal Income Tax Table 1939 Sources & Citations

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Tax Data Sources:

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