Built for the rules, rates and standards that make America America.
Practical calculators grounded in official U.S. sources. Each tool identifies the rule or rate it uses, the period it applies to, important exclusions and where to verify the source.
Taxes, self-employment & investing
Federal tax rules, payment thresholds and holding-period rules that change by tax year or income pattern.
Social Security, Medicare, retirement & benefits
Federal benefit taxation, Medicare income-related premiums, retirement limits, phaseouts and distribution rules.
Work, payroll & wages
Federal payroll rules, wage baselines, supplemental-pay withholding and take-home-pay planning.
Travel & reimbursement
Agency rates that depend on fiscal year, date, trip or mileage purpose.
Trust standard for U.S. utilities
These are not generic calculators with U.S. keywords added. The answer changes because a U.S. law, tax rule, benefit limit, agency rate, jurisdiction or effective date changes the calculation.
Primary government sources are linked on each tool. Year-specific tools state their year, important exclusions and a genuine last-reviewed date.
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Current review status
The U.S. collection now contains 18 rule-based utilities. Phase U7 added federal take-home pay, taxable Social Security benefits and 2026 Medicare IRMAA tools, reviewed on September 17, 2026.