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Estimate federal income tax, take-home pay, payroll tax, self-employment tax, capital gains, and sales tax for the 2026 tax year — with every intermediate figure laid out, not just a number at the end.

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Federal Income Tax Your full return: taxable income, tax by bracket, credits, and your refund or balance due. Individual taxes · 2026 Take-Home Pay What actually reaches your account after tax, FICA, benefits, and retirement contributions. Paycheck and payroll · 2026 Self-Employment Tax Schedule SE tax on business profit, the deductible half, and quarterly payments. Business and self-employment · 2026 Capital Gains Tax Short-term versus long-term treatment, capital losses, NIIT, and after-tax proceeds. Investment taxes · 2026 Payroll Tax How FICA splits between employee and employer, and the real cost of a hire. Paycheck and payroll · 2026 Sales Tax Add tax to a price, back it out of a total, or find the rate you were charged. Sales and local taxes

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Individual taxes

Federal returns, refunds, and deductions for individuals and families.

Paycheck and payroll

What lands in your account, and what an employer actually pays.

Investment taxes

Capital gains, dividends, and the tax on net investment income.

Business and self-employment

Schedule C profit, self-employment tax, and quarterly payments.

Sales and local taxes

Sales tax at the register, and state and local income tax.

Property, estate, and retirement

Longer-horizon planning tools.

  • Estate and Gift Tax — in development
  • Property Tax — in development
  • 401(k) and IRA tax savings — in development

Where the numbers come from

Tax year 2026 Official IRS figures Last reviewed:

The 2026 rate schedules, standard deductions, and capital gains thresholds used across this site are transcribed from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 as published in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2025-45. The Social Security wage base comes from the Social Security Administration.

Where a figure could not be confirmed against a primary government source, it is left out rather than estimated, and the calculator tells you when that has affected your result. Our methodology page explains how each figure is checked, and sources lists them in full.

For educational and estimation purposes only. Nothing here is tax advice.

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