Income Tax Brackets in Google Sheets
Formula
Pull US tax brackets into a spreadsheet. =VERVE("incometax", "US") returns rates, ranges and deductions by filing status — Sheets or Excel.
=VERVE("incometax", A2)=VERVE.CALL("incometax", A2)A2 holds the country you're looking up. Drag the formula down and each row resolves on its own.
With literal values
Nothing has to come from a cell — typed values work the same way.
=VERVE("incometax", "US")Inputs
Required inputs are positional, in the order below. Everything else is passed as a "name", value pair after them — the same shape as SUMIFS.
| Input | Type | Where it goes | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
countryRequired | string | argument 2 | The country code (currently only 'US' is supported) (e.g. US) |
yearPremium | integer | "year", value | The tax year to retrieve brackets for. Defaults to the previous year. (e.g. 2024) |
Passing an option
=VERVE("incometax", A2, "year", "2024")What lands in your sheet
With no "field" pair the formula spills the whole response as two columns — field name on the left, value on the right — starting at the cell you typed in. Make sure the cells below and to the right are empty.
Pulling one value
Add a "field" pair to get a single cell back instead of a table. The field name is the dot-path from the table below.
=VERVE("incometax", A2, "field", "country")=VERVE.CALL("incometax", A2, "field", "country")Available fields
#PREMIUM(field) rather than a value, so a locked field never looks like a real answer.| Use as "field" | Type | Example cell value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
year | number | 2025 | Tax year for the bracket data |
country | string | US | Country code for tax data |
type | string | federal | Which tax the brackets describe, such as federal |
brackets | object | {…} | Array of tax brackets with rates and income ranges |
brackets.single | array[7] | list of rows | Rate bands for a single filer |
brackets.single.0.rate | number | 0.1 | |
brackets.single.0.min | number | 0 | |
brackets.single.0.max | number | 11924 | |
brackets.married_filing_jointly | array[7] | list of rows | Rate bands for married filers filing jointly |
brackets.married_filing_jointly.0.rate | number | 0.1 | |
brackets.married_filing_jointly.0.min | number | 0 | |
brackets.married_filing_jointly.0.max | number | 23849 | |
brackets.married_filing_separately | array[7] | list of rows | Rate bands for married filers filing separately |
brackets.married_filing_separately.0.rate | number | 0.1 | |
brackets.married_filing_separately.0.min | number | 0 | |
brackets.married_filing_separately.0.max | number | 11924 | |
brackets.head_of_household | array[7] | list of rows | Rate bands for a head of household filer |
brackets.head_of_household.0.rate | number | 0.1 | |
brackets.head_of_household.0.min | number | 0 | |
brackets.head_of_household.0.max | number | 16999 | |
standard_deduction | object | {…} | Standard deduction amounts by filing status |
standard_deduction.single | number | 15000 | |
standard_deduction.married_filing_jointly | number | 30000 | |
standard_deduction.married_filing_separately | number | 15000 | |
standard_deduction.head_of_household | number | 22500 | |
lastUpdated | string | 2026-02-07T06:02:41.898Z | When the bracket table was last refreshed |
marriagePenaltyPremium | object | {…} | Where filing jointly stops being worth twice a single filer's thresholds; null when the schedule doubles all the way up |
marriagePenalty.appliesFromRatePremium | number | 0.37 | The rate band at which the doubling first breaks |
marriagePenalty.singleThresholdPremium | number | 626350 | Income at which a single filer enters that band |
marriagePenalty.jointThresholdPremium | number | 751600 | Income at which a couple filing jointly enters the same band |
marriagePenalty.jointShortfallPremium | number | 501100 | How far the joint threshold falls short of twice the single threshold |
effectiveRateCurvePremium | object | {…} | Effective and marginal rate at a fixed ladder of incomes, for each filing status, showing the shape of the schedule |
effectiveRateCurve.single | array[5] | list of rows | |
effectiveRateCurve.single.0.income | number | 25000 | |
effectiveRateCurve.single.0.taxableIncome | number | 10000 | |
effectiveRateCurve.single.0.tax | number | 1000 | |
effectiveRateCurve.single.0.effectiveRate | number | 0.04 | |
effectiveRateCurve.single.0.marginalRate | number | 0.1 | |
effectiveRateCurve.married_filing_jointly | array[5] | list of rows | |
effectiveRateCurve.married_filing_jointly.0.income | number | 25000 | |
effectiveRateCurve.married_filing_jointly.0.taxableIncome | number | 0 | |
effectiveRateCurve.married_filing_jointly.0.tax | number | 0 | |
effectiveRateCurve.married_filing_jointly.0.effectiveRate | number | 0 | |
effectiveRateCurve.married_filing_jointly.0.marginalRate | number | 0.1 | |
effectiveRateCurve.married_filing_separately | array[5] | list of rows | |
effectiveRateCurve.married_filing_separately.0.income | number | 25000 | |
effectiveRateCurve.married_filing_separately.0.taxableIncome | number | 10000 | |
effectiveRateCurve.married_filing_separately.0.tax | number | 1000 | |
effectiveRateCurve.married_filing_separately.0.effectiveRate | number | 0.04 | |
effectiveRateCurve.married_filing_separately.0.marginalRate | number | 0.1 | |
effectiveRateCurve.head_of_household | array[5] | list of rows | |
effectiveRateCurve.head_of_household.0.income | number | 25000 | |
effectiveRateCurve.head_of_household.0.taxableIncome | number | 2500 | |
effectiveRateCurve.head_of_household.0.tax | number | 250 | |
effectiveRateCurve.head_of_household.0.effectiveRate | number | 0.01 | |
effectiveRateCurve.head_of_household.0.marginalRate | number | 0.1 | |
changesPremium | object | {…} | How the table moved since the previous tax year; null when there is no prior year to compare against |
changes.versusYearPremium | number | 2024 | The tax year being compared against |
changes.indexingPercentPremium | number | 2.794 | Average shift across every indexed threshold, which is the inflation adjustment the tax authority actually applied |
changes.bracketShiftsPremium | object | {…} | Each band's threshold before and after, per filing status, with the percentage it moved |
Filling a whole column
Hand the first argument a range instead of a cell and the add-in makes one batched call for the lot, then spills the answers down. That is faster than dragging the formula and costs the same credits — one per row looked up.
=VERVE("incometax", A2:A100, "field", "country")=VERVE.CALL("incometax", A2:A100, "field", "country")A2:A100 is the column of country values. The result spills down alongside it, one row per input, blanks skipped.
When a cell doesn't fill
A failed lookup returns readable text starting with #ERR rather than a spreadsheet error, because Excel cannot show a custom message on a real error — you would get a bare #VALUE! with no reason. The trade-off is that IFERROR() won't catch it; test with LEFT(cell, 4) = "#ERR" instead.
| Cell reads | What happened |
|---|---|
#ERR Not connected | No API key saved. Open the side panel and connect your account. |
#ERR Replace <name> with a cell or value | The preview formula was copied as-is. Swap the placeholder for a cell reference. |
#ERR No "x" in incometax | An option name that this source doesn't take. The message lists the ones it does. |
#ERR No data point "…" | The "field" path isn't in the response. Check the dot-path against the table above. |
#PREMIUM(field) | The field exists but your plan doesn't include it. |
#ERR Out of credits | The month's credits are spent. Usage resets on your billing date. |
Before the formula works
The add-in reads the API key you saved once in the side panel — the key never goes in the formula, so a shared sheet doesn't leak it and a collaborator without access simply sees the last calculated values.
- Install the add-in for Google Sheets or Excel.
- Open the side panel and sign in, or paste a key from your dashboard.
- Type the formula above into any cell.
Other ways to use Income Tax Brackets in Google Sheets
Set up Income Tax Brackets in Google Sheets on VerveSheets, or reach the same source a different way. Your VerveSheets account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.
Frequently asked questions
Does Income Tax Brackets in Google Sheets work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes — the same source, the same arguments. Sheets calls it =VERVE("incometax", …) and Excel calls it =VERVE.CALL("incometax", …); that function name is the only difference.
Do the cells recalculate on their own?
They recalculate when the sheet does — on edit, on open, or on a manual recalc. Each recalculation is a fresh call and spends credits, so for a large static column it's worth copying the results and pasting them as values.
How many credits does a filled column cost?
1 credit per row looked up, whether you drag the formula or pass a range. The range form is one HTTP call instead of many, but the credit count is the same.
Can I share the sheet without sharing my key?
Yes. The key is stored against your account, not in the file. Collaborators see the values already in the cells; formulas only recalculate for someone who has connected their own account.
Why is a cell showing #ERR instead of an error?
So you can read the reason. Excel can't display a custom message on a real spreadsheet error, so the add-in returns the explanation as text on both platforms instead.