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Our total income is under 100000 until I add my wife's retirement. Have we hit some magic ceiling or bracket
With $100K of income, filing Married Filing Joint, you are in at least the 25% tax bracket.
So if you add $10K of pension, the income tax on that additional income is $2,500. If this is an early withdrawal (under age 59 1/2) with no exceptions there is an additional 10% penalty, so now the total penalty and income tax are $3,500 less the 10% withheld.
Tax brackets for Married Filing Joint is based on Taxable income.
This link will help with the tax bracket you are in: https://www.irs.com/articles/2016-federal-tax-rates-personal-exemptions-and-standard-deductions
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