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The IRS announced inflation-adjusted 2026 tax brackets and deductions, easing bracket creep irs.gov cbsnews.com. For example, a single earner making $50,000 will now fall in the 12% bracket (instead of 22%) cbsnews.com. The standard deduction rises to $32,200 for joint filers ($16,100 single) irs.gov. All seven marginal rates (10%–37%) remain in force under the new law, but higher income cutoffs apply irs.gov. Capital gains thresholds also jump: the 0% rate applies up to ~$49,450 (single) or $98,900 (couples) thefinancebuff.com, and the 15% bracket extends to ~$545,500/$613,700 thefinancebuff.com. These changes stem from the new “One Big Beautiful Bill” law (signed July