double taxes(double& income, bool isMarried){

    double taxRate = 0.0;
    int bonusAdd = 0;
    int subtract = 0;
    //check if the person is married
    if (isMarried) {
        //determine the tax bracket
        switch (int(income)) {
            case 0 ... 1726:
                taxRate = .023;
                bonusAdd = 0;
                //do taxes
                break;
            case 1727 ... 5176:
                //do taxes
                taxRate = .033;
                bonusAdd = 40;
                subtract = 1726;
                break;
            case 5177 ... 8626:
                //do taxes
                taxRate = .052;
                bonusAdd = 175;
                subtract = 5176;
                break;
            case 8627 ... INT_MAX:
                //do taxes
                taxRate = .075;
                bonusAdd = 390;
                subtract = 8626;
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }
    }
    else{
        //determine tax bracket for single peopel and set the varbiables to pass into the function
        switch (int(income)) {
            case 0 ... 863:
                //do taxes
                taxRate = .023;
                bonusAdd = 0;
                break;
            case 864 ... 2588:
                //do taxes
                taxRate = .033;
                bonusAdd = 25;
                subtract = 863;
                break;
            case 2589 ... 4313:
                //do taxes
                taxRate = .052;
                bonusAdd = 85;
                subtract = 2588;
                break;
            case 4314 ... INT_MAX:
                //do taxes
                taxRate = .075;
                bonusAdd = 181;
                subtract = 4313;
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }
    }
    //call the calculate tax method
    return taxCalculation(income, subtract, taxRate, bonusAdd);
}