Zoom in: By adjusting the tax brackets — as the IRS does every year — it is attempting to stop "bracket creep," which happens when inflation pushes taxpayers into a higher income tax bracket without an increase in real income.
The IRSalso changed the 2025 tax withholding tables, which determine how much money employers should withhold from workers for federal taxes.
The standard deduction rises to $30,000 for joint filers, $15,000 for singles, and $22,500 for heads of households.