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Federal Tax Data Editorial Process · Editorial Process
PlainTaxData is an independent data-journalism portal that analyzes federal tax data from the IRS with a focus on tax brackets. Our content is compiled by the editorial process from official source data, and we do not accept payment from any entity we cover. Using public government data, PlainTaxData turns the federal tax code into straightforward, sourced reference pages.
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PlainTaxData is a data-journalism publisher: we compile public datasets, verify them against their official sources, and present them in plain language. Editorial standards, sourcing, and how we handle corrections are described on our about and methodology pages.
Download the compiled IRS ordinary-income bracket table: federal-tax-statistics.csv (same extract as /statistics; CC0 / U.S. government source figures).