Note that because of the way tax brackets work, it is not possible for a small increase in income to increase your taxes to the point that it&#x27;s a net decrease (due to tax brackets anyway). If you&#x27;re just below the next tax bracket, and you get a ten dollar raise, <i>only those ten dollars are taxed at the higher rate</i>. All of your previous income remains taxed the same as it was before.