The average rate of tax paid across all of your taxable income.
Calculated by dividing total tax paid by total taxable income, the effective rate is almost always lower than the marginal tax bracket because only the portion of income within each bracket is taxed at that bracket's rate. It gives a more accurate picture of overall tax burden than the marginal rate alone.
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