DavidD66
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Retirement tax questions

Your blended tax rate is the amount of tax you paid (or will pay) for the year, divided by your adjusted gross income (AGI).  The 12% you mention is your marginal tax rate, it is the rate at which the last dollar you earned was taxed.  

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