Leonardo, Who Is Married but Files Separately, Earns $80,000 of Taxable

Multiple Choice

Leonardo, who is married but files separately, earns $80,000 of taxable income.He also has $15,000 in city of Tulsa bonds.His wife, Theresa, earns $50,000 of taxable income. If Leonardo instead had $30,000 of additional tax deductions for 2019, his marginal tax rate (rounded) on the deductions would be: (Use tax rate schedule.)

A) 12.00 percent
B) 13.88 percent
C) 22.00 percent
D) 24.00 percent
E) None of the choices are correct