Deductions & credits

No.  If you add or subtract income, it's taxed at the top bracket, not the overall average.

https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/taxes/federal-income-tax-brackets/

 

For example,  a single taxpayer with gross income $80,000.

Standard deduction $10,200, taxable income $69,800.

The first $9,700 is taxed at 10%.

The next $30,000 is taxed at 12% (from $9701 to $39,475).

The rest is taxed at 22% (from $39,476 to $84,200).

The overall average is around 15% probably.  But if you add or subtract (let's say) $10,000, that changes your taxable income from $59,800 to $79,800, all of which is within the 22% range.

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