Specifically, a married couple filing jointly has a standard deduction of
$10,000 and an exemption for each of them of $3,200. So they don't pay income tax on at least the first $16,400 of income. Of course there's also a $3,200 exemption for each dependent besided themselves, such as their children. The tax tables are for the amounts ABOVE the standard deduction and all exemptions.
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