8-Feb-08
PRELIMINARY RESULTS -- UPDATED
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org
Table T08-0058
Individual Income Tax Measures in H.R. 5140, The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008:
As Passed by the House and Senate
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2008 1
Summary Table
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2006
dollars) 2
Less than 10
10-20
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-75
75-100
100-200
200-500
500-1,000
More than 1,000
All
Percent of Tax Units 3
With Tax Cut
59.7
92.8
98.0
98.8
99.5
99.7
95.3
80.2
10.8
7.3
3.0
86.9
With Tax
Increase
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Percent
Change in
After-Tax
Income 4
4.6
3.2
2.8
2.4
2.2
1.9
1.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
Average
Federal Tax
Change ($)
4.3
11.2
12.3
10.9
9.7
20.2
13.9
17.0
0.4
0.1
0.0
100.0
-254
-478
-649
-761
-839
-1,010
-1,109
-1,045
-94
-78
-34
-715
Average Federal Tax Rate
Change (%
Points)
-4.4
-3.1
-2.5
-2.1
-1.8
-1.6
-1.2
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.0
5
Under the
Proposal
-0.3
1.3
7.1
11.8
14.8
17.1
18.9
21.7
25.2
27.0
30.9
20.2
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 1006-2).
Number of AMT Taxpayers (millions). Baseline:
4.1
Proposal:
4.1
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is 2008 current law assuming extension and indexation for inflation of the 2007 AMT patch. The proposal provides a refundable basic
credit equal to the greater of: (1) income tax liability net of non-refundable credits (other than the child tax credit) not to exceed $600 ($1,200 for joint returns); and
(2) $300 ($600 for joint returns) if the individual has: (a) at least $3,000 of earned income plus Social Security benefits; or (b) income tax liability net of nonrefundable credits, other than the child tax credit (CTC), of at least $1 and gross income greater than the sum of the applicable basic standard deduction and one
personal exemption (2 exemptions for joint returns). For any tax unit with at least $1 of basic credit, the proposal provides an additional, refundable, $300 credit for
each CTC-eligible child. The total value of the credit (basic plus child credit) is phased out at a rate of 5 percent of AGI in excess of $75,000 for singles, $150,000
for couples. Our estimates are based on 2008 incomes; the proposal actually allows the credit to be based on 2007 income if it results in a higher amount. Our
estimates assume that all potential benificiaries claim the credit.
(2) Tax units with negative cash income are excluded from the lowest income class but are included in the totals. For a description of cash income, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/TaxModel/income.cfm
(3) Includes both filing and non-filing units but excludes those that are dependents of other tax units.
(4) After-tax income is cash income less: individual income tax net of refundable credits; corporate income tax; payroll taxes (Social Security and Medicare); and
estate tax.
(5) Average federal tax (includes individual and corporate income tax, payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare, and the estate tax) as a percentage of average
cash income.
8-Feb-08
PRELIMINARY RESULTS -- UPDATED
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org
Table T08-0058
Individual Income Tax Measures in H.R. 5140, The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008:
As Passed by the House and Senate
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2008 1
Detail Table
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2006
dollars) 2
Less than 10
10-20
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-75
75-100
100-200
200-500
500-1,000
More than 1,000
All
Percent of Tax Units 3
With Tax Cut
With Tax
Increase
59.7
92.8
98.0
98.8
99.5
99.7
95.3
80.2
10.8
7.3
3.0
86.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Percent
Change in
After-Tax
4
Income
4.6
3.2
2.8
2.4
2.2
1.9
1.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
4.3
11.2
12.3
10.9
9.7
20.2
13.9
17.0
0.4
0.1
0.0
100.0
Average Federal Tax Change
Dollars
Percent
-254
-478
-649
-761
-839
-1,010
-1,109
-1,045
-94
-78
-34
-715
-107.4
-70.1
-26.2
-15.1
-10.8
-8.4
-6.1
-3.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-4.8
Share of Federal Taxes
Change (%
Points)
-0.2
-0.5
-0.5
-0.4
-0.3
-0.4
-0.2
0.4
0.8
0.3
1.0
0.0
Under the
Proposal
0.0
0.2
1.8
3.1
4.0
11.1
10.8
25.1
16.9
7.1
19.7
100.0
Average Federal Tax Rate5
Change (%
Points)
-4.4
-3.1
-2.5
-2.1
-1.8
-1.6
-1.2
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.0
Under the
Proposal
-0.3
1.3
7.1
11.8
14.8
17.1
18.9
21.7
25.2
27.0
30.9
20.2
Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes
by Cash Income Level, 2008 1
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2006
dollars) 2
Less than 10
10-20
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-75
75-100
100-200
200-500
500-1,000
More than 1,000
All
Tax Units 3
Number
(thousands)
18,164
25,275
20,401
15,452
12,430
21,580
13,470
17,502
4,784
793
421
150,867
Percent of
Total
12.0
16.8
13.5
10.2
8.2
14.3
8.9
11.6
3.2
0.5
0.3
100.0
Average
Income
(Dollars)
5,810
15,564
25,811
36,328
46,686
64,226
90,172
140,584
299,277
707,298
3,228,212
69,872
Average
Federal Tax
Burden
(Dollars)
236
682
2,475
5,047
7,759
12,013
18,157
31,589
75,417
190,972
997,936
14,845
Average AfterTax Income 4
(Dollars)
5,574
14,883
23,337
31,281
38,927
52,213
72,016
108,995
223,860
516,325
2,230,277
55,027
Average
Federal Tax
Rate 5
4.1
4.4
9.6
13.9
16.6
18.7
20.1
22.5
25.2
27.0
30.9
21.3
Share of PreTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of PostTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of
Federal Taxes
Percent of
Total
1.0
3.7
5.0
5.3
5.5
13.2
11.5
23.3
13.6
5.3
12.9
100.0
1.2
4.5
5.7
5.8
5.8
13.6
11.7
23.0
12.9
4.9
11.3
100.0
0.2
0.8
2.3
3.5
4.3
11.6
10.9
24.7
16.1
6.8
18.8
100.0
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 1006-2).
Number of AMT Taxpayers (millions). Baseline:
4.1
Proposal:
4.1
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is 2008 current law assuming extension and indexation for inflation of the 2007 AMT patch. The proposal provides a refundable basic credit equal to the greater of: (1) income tax liability net
of non-refundable credits (other than the child tax credit) not to exceed $600 ($1,200 for joint returns); and (2) $300 ($600 for joint returns) if the individual has: (a) at least $3,000 of earned income plus Social Security
benefits; or (b) income tax liability net of non-refundable credits, other than the child tax credit (CTC), of at least $1 and gross income greater than the sum of the applicable basic standard deduction and one personal
exemption (2 exemptions for joint returns). For any tax unit with at least $1 of basic credit, the proposal provides an additional, refundable, $300 credit for each CTC-eligible child. The total value of the credit (basic
plus child credit) is phased out at a rate of 5 percent of AGI in excess of $75,000 for singles, $150,000 for couples. Our estimates are based on 2008 incomes; the proposal actually allows the credit to be based on 2007
income if it results in a higher amount. Our estimates assume that all potential benificiaries claim the credit.
(2) Tax units with negative cash income are excluded from the lowest income class but are included in the totals. For a description of cash income, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/TaxModel/income.cfm
(3) Includes both filing and non-filing units but excludes those that are dependents of other tax units.
(4) After-tax income is cash income less: individual income tax net of refundable credits; corporate income tax; payroll taxes (Social Security and Medicare); and estate tax.
(5) Average federal tax (includes individual and corporate income tax, payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare, and the estate tax) as a percentage of average cash income.