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posted Feb 20, 2026 10:48:56 AM

Effective Tax Rate in Error - Bug?

The calculation of effective tax rate is not correct (way low).  Effective tax rate is a simple calculation ((Total Tax / Taxable Income) x 100%).   Some sources compute it based on AGI, so I'll show both. In either case, TurboTax's result doesn't line up with either.

 

TurboTax shows an Effective Tax Rate of 5.41% when my Total Tax is $23,282 and Taxable Income is $73,925.  The correct result is 31.49%.

If using AGI ($137,370) as the denominator instead, the result is 16.95%.

 

What numbers does TurboTax use to calculate Effective Tax Rate?  I can't figure it out and the discrepancy makes me a bit concerned about the overall integrity of the product. 

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