Distribution of Tax Breaks
The top 1 percent of taxpayers receive 19 percent of the benefit from individual income tax expenditures.
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The top 1 percent of taxpayers receive 19 percent of the benefit from individual income tax expenditures.
New research initiative to explore the demographic, socioeconomic, and fiscal trends that will define America at mid-century
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2017/11/peterson-foundation-and-ford-foundation-launch-us-2050
Significant damage was done to America’s fiscal outlook over the past year.
“Lawmakers should absolutely take a second look at tax policy, not to extend the irresponsibility, but to implement reforms that actually improve our fiscal situation," said Michael A. Peterson, Chairman and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Corporate tax revenues are substantially lower than they were before the tax rate was reduced by the TCJA.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0304_corporate_tax_reduced_tcja
Most federal revenues come from individual income and payroll taxes
Corporate and individual tax expenditures are large in comparison to annual taxes collected, as well as to the government’s major programs.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0054_tax-expenditures-comparison
Revenue from corporate income taxes has largely decreased since 1950.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0303_corporate_tax_share_gdp
Unlike during other recessions, revenues from the capital gains tax have remained relatively steady throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0317_capital_gains_revenues
The federal government collects revenue from a variety of sources.