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Mr. Bergstrom, a single filer in 2026, has $45,000 of adjusted gross income, $8,000 of tax-exempt municipal bond interest, and receives $30,000 in Social Security benefits.

If he takes a $5,000 distribution from his traditional IRA, what is the approximate effective marginal tax rate on that incremental distribution?

  1. 40.7%
  2. 22.2%
  3. 15.0%
  4. 12.0%

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