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United States IRC sections

Statute section

IRC section 1

Tax imposed

Country

United States

Section

1

Updated

2026-05-20

Operative text

Section 1 imposes the federal income tax on individuals, estates, and trusts using graduated rates that vary by filing status. Section 1(j), added by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, sets out the bracket structure currently in effect for tax years 2018 through 2025. Inflation adjustments under Section 1(f) modify bracket thresholds annually.

Amendment history

2017-12-22

Pub. L. 115-97

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act added Section 1(j) with the seven-bracket rate structure currently in effect through 2025.

Cross-references

26 U.S.C. 6326 U.S.C. 6013

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