The IRS quietly released new tax brackets for 2026. Some Americans will save thousands while others won't be so lucky

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Even a government shutdown — and the furlough of 34,000 employees at the Internal Revenue Service — doesn’t change the need to file your 2026 taxes.

The shutdown was big news. But right after the IRS announced employee furloughs (1), it released important news without much fanfare: updated tax brackets affecting every taxpayer in the U.S.

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For individual filers, these are the new income tax brackets:

10% tax bracket: $0—$12,400

12% tax bracket: $12,401—$50,400

22% tax bracket: $50,401—$105,700

24% tax bracket: $105,701—$201,775

32% tax bracket: $201,776—$256,225

35% tax bracket: $256,225—$640,600

37% tax bracket: $640,601 and up

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