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Ok, my W-2 exceeds $250,000 and I need to pay NIIT 3.8%.

And AGI is far away from $609,350. The tax rate must be 35%. Total is 38.8%.

38.8% from $2,460 is $954.48, less than $1,705-$675=$1,030, which Turbotax adds to my taxes.

 

Actually, I played with numbers in Box 3, and I see the following picture.

Box 3     Additional tax     Rate

$100       $35                     35%

$500       $229                   45.8%

$1000     $408                   40.8%

$2000     $816                   40.8%

$2500     $1045                 41.8%

$3000     $1224                 40.8%

$3500     $1453                 41.51%

$4000     $1632                 40.8%

$4500     $1860                 41.3%

$5000     $2040                 40.8%

 

The numbers look wrong. Is it a bug in Turbotax?