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Taxes
Payroll Tax Calculator
Compute the combined Social Security, Medicare, and FUTA unemployment taxes owed on an employee's wages after pre-tax contributions. Essential for employers running payroll or freelancers verifying withholding.
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Taxes
Income Tax Calculator
Calculate income tax owed by applying a flat tax rate to total income — a simplified shortcut for estimating tax burden in flat-rate jurisdictions or for back-of-envelope marginal-rate math. Use it for quick gut-checks; for real US federal tax which uses progressive brackets, use a dedicated tax-bracket calculator instead.
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Key differences
| Payroll Tax Calculator | Income Tax Calculator | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Taxes | Taxes |
| Inputs required | 2 | 2 |
| Result | Total Payroll Taxes ($) | Annual Tax Owed ($) |
| What it does | Compute the combined Social Security, Medicare, and FUTA unemployment taxes owed on an employee's wages after pre-tax contributions. Essential for employers running payroll or freelancers verifying withholding. | Calculate income tax owed by applying a flat tax rate to total income — a simplified shortcut for estimating tax burden in flat-rate jurisdictions or for back-of-envelope marginal-rate math. Use it for quick gut-checks; for real US federal tax which uses progressive brackets, use a dedicated tax-bracket calculator instead. |