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In the US, why is the Additional Medicare tax threshold lower for those married filing separately versus those filing as single?
In the US, why is the Additional Medicare tax threshold lower for those married filing separately versus those filing as single? In the United States, all income is taxed at a rate of 2.9% for funding Medicare. Half is paid by the employer so if you're not self-employed you only pay 1.45%. For higher earners there is an additional 0.9% tax for income above a certain threshold. Right now, that threshold is $250,000 for married filing jointly, $125,000 for married filing se...
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