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Table T12-0001
Mitt Romney's Tax Plan
Baseline: Current Law
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2015 1
Summary Table
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2011
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
with Tax Cut 3
Pct of Tax
Units
13.3
44.2
80.0
92.7
96.2
98.7
99.4
99.8
99.9
99.9
100.0
77.4
Avg Tax Cut
-137
-274
-680
-963
-1,110
-1,815
-3,056
-5,971
-15,924
-45,274
-295,874
-4,744
Percent
Change in
After-Tax
Income 4
0.3
0.8
2.3
2.8
2.7
3.3
4.1
5.4
6.9
8.4
14.5
5.8
Share of
Total
Federal Tax
Change
0.1
0.5
1.8
2.5
2.4
7.0
7.4
23.2
17.8
8.4
28.7
100.0
Average
Federal Tax
Change ($)
-18
-121
-545
-890
-1,064
-1,752
-2,992
-5,846
-15,217
-42,642
-286,880
-3,566
Average Federal Tax Rate5
Change (%
Points)
Under the
Proposal
-0.3
-0.8
-2.1
-2.4
-2.2
-2.7
-3.2
-4.0
-5.0
-5.9
-9.3
-4.4
4.6
3.0
7.5
11.4
14.4
16.6
18.5
21.0
22.7
23.8
26.6
19.6
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0411-2).
Number of AMT Taxpayers (millions). Baseline: 27.0
Proposal: 5.8
* Less than 0.05
** Insufficient data
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is current law, proposal implements Mitt Romney's tax plan. For a detailed discussion of TPC's interpretation of
Romney's plan, see http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxtopics/Romney-plan.cfm. For a description of TPC's current law and current policy
baselines, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/T11-0270
(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.
5-Jan-12
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
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Table T12-0001
Mitt Romney's Tax Plan
Baseline: Current Law
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2015 1
Detail Table
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2011
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
Pct of Tax
Units with Tax
Cut 3
13.3
44.2
80.0
92.7
96.2
98.7
99.4
99.8
99.9
99.9
100.0
77.4
Percent
Change in
After-Tax
Income 4
0.3
0.8
2.3
2.8
2.7
3.3
4.1
5.4
6.9
8.4
14.5
5.8
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
0.1
0.5
1.8
2.5
2.4
7.0
7.4
23.2
17.8
8.4
28.7
100.0
Average Federal Tax Change
Dollars
-18
-121
-545
-890
-1,064
-1,752
-2,992
-5,846
-15,217
-42,642
-286,880
-3,566
Percent
-6.2
-20.1
-21.4
-17.3
-13.4
-13.9
-14.8
-16.1
-18.0
-19.8
-25.9
-18.5
Share of Federal Taxes
Change (%
Points)
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.8
0.1
-0.1
-1.9
0.0
Average Federal Tax Rate5
Under the
Proposal
Change (%
Points)
0.2
0.5
1.5
2.7
3.6
9.8
9.6
27.4
18.4
7.7
18.6
100.0
-0.3
-0.8
-2.1
-2.4
-2.2
-2.7
-3.2
-4.0
-5.0
-5.9
-9.3
-4.4
Under the
Proposal
4.6
3.0
7.5
11.4
14.4
16.6
18.5
21.0
22.7
23.8
26.6
19.6
Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes
1
by Cash Income Level, 2015
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2011
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)
Percent of
Total
18,828
26,753
20,164
16,562
13,738
24,031
14,893
23,887
7,059
1,187
603
168,946
11.1
15.8
11.9
9.8
8.1
14.2
8.8
14.1
4.2
0.7
0.4
100.0
Pre-Tax Income
Average (dollars)
5,900
15,859
26,538
37,305
47,821
65,604
92,846
145,539
305,065
726,148
3,088,329
80,584
Percent of
Total
0.8
3.1
3.9
4.5
4.8
11.6
10.2
25.5
15.8
6.3
13.7
100.0
Federal Tax Burden
Average (dollars)
292
604
2,546
5,147
7,950
12,625
20,165
36,351
84,553
215,715
1,107,772
19,325
Percent of
Total
0.2
0.5
1.6
2.6
3.4
9.3
9.2
26.6
18.3
7.9
20.5
100.0
After-Tax Income 4
Average (dollars)
5,608
15,256
23,992
32,158
39,872
52,980
72,681
109,188
220,512
510,433
1,980,557
61,258
Percent of
Total
1.0
3.9
4.7
5.2
5.3
12.3
10.5
25.2
15.0
5.9
11.5
100.0
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0411-2).
Number of AMT Taxpayers (millions). Baseline: 27.0
Proposal: 5.8
* Less than 0.05
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is current law, proposal implements Mitt Romney's tax plan. For a detailed discussion of TPC's interpretation of Romney's plan, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxtopics/Romney-plan.cfm. For a description of TPC's current law and current policy baselines, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/T11-0270
(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.
Average
Federal Tax
Rate 5
5.0
3.8
9.6
13.8
16.6
19.2
21.7
25.0
27.7
29.7
35.9
24.0
5-Jan-12
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
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Table T12-0001
Mitt Romney's Tax Plan
Baseline: Current Law
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2015 1
Detail Table - Single Tax Units
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2011
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
Pct of Tax
Units with Tax
Cut 3
13.1
45.2
77.6
93.9
98.5
99.1
99.1
99.4
100.0
99.9
100.0
66.4
Percent
Change in
After-Tax
4
Income
0.3
0.7
1.6
2.2
2.1
3.4
4.8
6.6
11.9
16.3
22.4
5.3
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
0.1
1.3
3.1
4.1
3.5
11.0
9.0
19.3
16.3
8.8
23.3
100.0
Average Federal Tax Change
Dollars
-14
-103
-364
-674
-801
-1,698
-3,274
-6,792
-25,925
-78,056
-409,385
-1,811
Percent
-3.2
-10.1
-11.4
-11.5
-8.7
-11.4
-13.9
-17.4
-27.5
-33.0
-33.9
-18.3
Share of Federal Taxes
Change (%
Points)
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.9
1.5
0.6
0.2
-1.2
-0.9
-2.4
0.0
Under the
Proposal
0.9
2.6
5.3
7.1
8.3
19.0
12.5
20.4
9.6
4.0
10.2
100.0
Average Federal Tax Rate5
Change (%
Points)
-0.2
-0.7
-1.4
-1.8
-1.7
-2.6
-3.6
-4.8
-8.3
-10.9
-13.5
-4.1
Under the
Proposal
7.1
5.8
10.7
13.9
17.7
20.2
22.2
22.7
21.9
22.2
26.3
18.4
Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes
by Cash Income Level, 2015 1
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2011
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)
14,874
18,897
12,463
9,026
6,458
9,524
4,046
4,174
926
165
84
81,336
Percent of
Total
18.3
23.2
15.3
11.1
7.9
11.7
5.0
5.1
1.1
0.2
0.1
100.0
Pre-Tax Income
Average (dollars)
5,819
15,738
26,424
37,254
47,583
65,053
91,748
142,151
311,980
715,451
3,035,414
44,116
Percent of
Total
2.4
8.3
9.2
9.4
8.6
17.3
10.4
16.5
8.1
3.3
7.1
100.0
Federal Tax Burden
Average (dollars)
425
1,014
3,189
5,859
9,230
14,866
23,619
38,989
94,192
236,787
1,206,782
9,914
Percent of
Total
0.8
2.4
4.9
6.6
7.4
17.6
11.9
20.2
10.8
4.9
12.6
100.0
After-Tax Income 4
Average (dollars)
5,394
14,724
23,235
31,395
38,352
50,186
68,129
103,162
217,787
478,664
1,828,632
34,202
Percent of
Total
2.9
10.0
10.4
10.2
8.9
17.2
9.9
15.5
7.3
2.8
5.5
100.0
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0411-2).
* Less than 0.05
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is current law, proposal implements Mitt Romney's tax plan. For a detailed discussion of TPC's interpretation of Romney's plan, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxtopics/Romney-plan.cfm. For a description of TPC's current law and current policy baselines, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/T11-0270
(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.
Average
Federal Tax
Rate 5
7.3
6.4
12.1
15.7
19.4
22.9
25.7
27.4
30.2
33.1
39.8
22.5
5-Jan-12
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
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Table T12-0001
Mitt Romney's Tax Plan
Baseline: Current Law
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2015 1
Detail Table - Married Tax Units Filing Jointly
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2011
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
Pct of Tax
Units with Tax
Cut 3
23.5
47.9
77.4
85.5
91.5
98.2
99.6
99.9
99.9
99.9
100.0
93.3
Percent
Change in
After-Tax
4
Income
1.8
1.3
3.6
3.5
2.9
3.0
3.8
5.2
6.1
7.1
13.2
6.3
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
0.0
0.1
0.6
0.9
1.3
4.2
6.4
26.0
19.6
8.9
31.8
100.0
Average Federal Tax Change
Dollars
-89
-206
-891
-1,181
-1,232
-1,695
-2,880
-5,753
-13,576
-36,797
-261,455
-6,913
Percent
-44.5
-88.1
-51.7
-31.6
-21.4
-16.6
-15.7
-16.1
-16.3
-17.3
-24.4
-18.5
Share of Federal Taxes
Change (%
Points)
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.9
0.6
0.1
-1.7
0.0
Average Federal Tax Rate5
Under the
Proposal
Change (%
Points)
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.5
1.0
4.8
7.8
30.8
22.9
9.6
22.5
100.0
-1.7
-1.3
-3.3
-3.1
-2.6
-2.6
-3.1
-3.9
-4.5
-5.1
-8.6
-4.7
Under the
Proposal
2.2
0.2
3.1
6.8
9.4
12.9
16.5
20.4
22.9
24.1
26.6
20.7
Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes
by Cash Income Level, 2015 1
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2011
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)
1,193
2,308
2,817
3,184
4,125
10,125
8,981
18,369
5,889
983
495
58,870
Percent of
Total
2.0
3.9
4.8
5.4
7.0
17.2
15.3
31.2
10.0
1.7
0.8
100.0
Pre-Tax Income
Average (dollars)
5,175
16,515
26,670
37,640
48,277
66,252
93,522
146,871
304,115
728,319
3,052,733
146,762
Percent of
Total
0.1
0.4
0.9
1.4
2.3
7.8
9.7
31.2
20.7
8.3
17.5
100.0
Federal Tax Burden
Average (dollars)
201
234
1,723
3,734
5,761
10,210
18,340
35,776
83,102
212,278
1,073,550
37,356
Percent of
Total
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.5
1.1
4.7
7.5
29.9
22.3
9.5
24.2
100.0
After-Tax Income 4
Average (dollars)
4,975
16,281
24,946
33,906
42,516
56,042
75,181
111,095
221,014
516,041
1,979,184
109,406
Percent of
Total
0.1
0.6
1.1
1.7
2.7
8.8
10.5
31.7
20.2
7.9
15.2
100.0
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0411-2).
* Less than 0.05
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is current law, proposal implements Mitt Romney's tax plan. For a detailed discussion of TPC's interpretation of Romney's plan, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxtopics/Romney-plan.cfm. For a description of TPC's current law and current policy baselines, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/T11-0270
(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.
Average
Federal Tax
Rate 5
3.9
1.4
6.5
9.9
11.9
15.4
19.6
24.4
27.3
29.2
35.2
25.5
5-Jan-12
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
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Table T12-0001
Mitt Romney's Tax Plan
Baseline: Current Law
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2015 1
Detail Table - Head of Household Tax Units
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2011
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
Pct of Tax
Units with Tax
Cut 3
9.5
37.1
86.9
95.0
97.8
99.2
99.2
99.7
100.0
99.4
100.0
74.5
Percent
Change in
After-Tax
4
Income
0.1
0.8
3.2
3.5
3.5
3.7
4.1
3.9
5.5
7.3
14.5
3.7
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
0.1
2.0
10.3
12.7
10.7
20.7
12.6
12.6
6.1
2.7
9.4
100.0
Average Federal Tax Change
Dollars
-10
-139
-816
-1,153
-1,400
-1,938
-2,905
-3,983
-11,887
-36,775
-270,432
-1,385
Percent
2.3
17.4
-71.3
-25.9
-17.8
-14.9
-13.8
-11.3
-14.9
-18.1
-25.2
-18.4
Share of Federal Taxes
Change (%
Points)
-0.2
-0.9
-1.7
-0.8
0.1
1.1
1.0
1.8
0.3
0.0
-0.6
0.0
Average Federal Tax Rate5
Under the
Proposal
Change (%
Points)
-0.7
-3.1
0.9
8.2
11.1
26.6
17.7
22.3
7.8
2.8
6.3
100.0
-0.2
-0.9
-3.1
-3.1
-2.9
-3.0
-3.2
-2.9
-4.0
-5.2
-9.2
-3.1
Under the
Proposal
-6.7
-5.9
1.2
8.9
13.5
17.0
19.8
22.8
22.8
23.6
27.3
13.8
Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes
by Cash Income Level, 2015 1
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2011
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)
2,630
5,290
4,577
3,986
2,750
3,859
1,567
1,144
185
27
13
26,121
Percent of
Total
10.1
20.3
17.5
15.3
10.5
14.8
6.0
4.4
0.7
0.1
0.1
100.0
Pre-Tax Income
Average (dollars)
6,699
15,982
26,748
37,118
47,741
65,204
91,930
137,276
297,897
706,379
2,940,222
44,620
Percent of
Total
1.5
7.3
10.5
12.7
11.3
21.6
12.4
13.5
4.7
1.6
3.2
100.0
Federal Tax Burden
Average (dollars)
-438
-798
1,144
4,451
7,850
13,006
21,068
35,299
79,798
203,643
1,072,213
7,531
Percent of
Total
-0.6
-2.2
2.7
9.0
11.0
25.5
16.8
20.5
7.5
2.8
6.9
100.0
After-Tax Income 4
Average (dollars)
7,137
16,780
25,604
32,667
39,891
52,197
70,862
101,977
218,099
502,736
1,868,009
37,089
Percent of
Total
1.9
9.2
12.1
13.4
11.3
20.8
11.5
12.0
4.2
1.4
2.4
100.0
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0411-2).
* Less than 0.05
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is current law, proposal implements Mitt Romney's tax plan. For a detailed discussion of TPC's interpretation of Romney's plan, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxtopics/Romney-plan.cfm. For a description of TPC's current law and current policy baselines, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/T11-0270
(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.
Average
Federal Tax
Rate 5
-6.5
-5.0
4.3
12.0
16.4
20.0
22.9
25.7
26.8
28.8
36.5
16.9
5-Jan-12
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org
Table T12-0001
Mitt Romney's Tax Plan
Baseline: Current Law
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2015 1
Detail Table - Tax Units with Children
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2011
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
Pct of Tax
Units with Tax
Cut 3
6.3
43.6
90.5
96.6
97.8
99.4
99.8
100.0
100.0
99.9
100.0
86.5
Percent
Change in
After-Tax
Income 4
0.4
1.2
4.2
4.4
4.2
4.1
4.6
5.3
5.3
6.4
12.8
5.8
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
0.0
0.5
2.5
3.1
3.1
7.3
8.6
26.4
16.4
7.0
24.9
100.0
Average Federal Tax Change
Dollars
-25
-202
-1,081
-1,441
-1,703
-2,190
-3,389
-5,773
-11,587
-32,240
-249,079
-4,483
Percent
3.9
13.6
-167.2
-34.8
-22.8
-17.6
-16.8
-15.6
-13.8
-14.6
-22.4
-17.9
Share of Federal Taxes
Change (%
Points)
0.0
-0.2
-0.5
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.8
1.1
0.3
-1.1
0.0
Average Federal Tax Rate5
Under the
Proposal
Change (%
Points)
-0.2
-0.9
-0.2
1.3
2.3
7.4
9.3
31.0
22.4
8.9
18.7
100.0
-0.4
-1.3
-4.1
-3.9
-3.6
-3.3
-3.6
-3.9
-3.9
-4.4
-8.2
-4.4
Under the
Proposal
-11.0
-10.4
-1.6
7.2
12.0
15.5
17.9
21.3
24.1
26.0
28.3
20.1
Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes
1
by Cash Income Level, 2015
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2011
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)
3,055
5,354
5,205
4,865
4,063
7,481
5,727
10,299
3,188
488
225
50,185
Percent of
Total
6.1
10.7
10.4
9.7
8.1
14.9
11.4
20.5
6.4
1.0
0.5
100.0
Pre-Tax Income
Average (dollars)
6,104
16,179
26,687
37,231
47,981
66,213
93,379
146,387
301,180
726,899
3,052,860
102,460
Percent of
Total
0.4
1.7
2.7
3.5
3.8
9.6
10.4
29.3
18.7
6.9
13.3
100.0
Federal Tax Burden
Average (dollars)
-647
-1,484
646
4,139
7,480
12,467
20,123
36,939
84,247
221,065
1,112,293
25,118
Percent of
Total
-0.2
-0.6
0.3
1.6
2.4
7.4
9.1
30.2
21.3
8.6
19.8
100.0
After-Tax Income 4
Average (dollars)
6,752
17,663
26,040
33,092
40,501
53,745
73,256
109,448
216,933
505,834
1,940,567
77,343
Percent of
Total
0.5
2.4
3.5
4.2
4.2
10.4
10.8
29.0
17.8
6.4
11.2
100.0
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0411-2).
* Less than 0.05
Note: Tax units with children are those claiming an exemption for children at home or away from home.
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is current law, proposal implements Mitt Romney's tax plan. For a detailed discussion of TPC's interpretation of Romney's plan, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxtopics/Romney-plan.cfm. For a description of TPC's current law and current policy baselines, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/T11-0270
(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.
Average
Federal Tax
Rate 5
-10.6
-9.2
2.4
11.1
15.6
18.8
21.6
25.2
28.0
30.4
36.4
24.5
5-Jan-12
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org
Table T12-0001
Mitt Romney's Tax Plan
Baseline: Current Law
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2015 1
Detail Table - Elderly Tax Units
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2011
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
Pct of Tax
Units with Tax
Cut 3
17.2
24.3
57.8
83.5
89.9
97.8
99.4
99.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
68.0
Percent
Change in
After-Tax
Income 4
0.2
0.2
0.8
2.2
2.3
4.1
5.5
8.2
12.2
13.7
19.3
8.1
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
0.0
0.2
0.5
1.5
1.5
6.7
6.8
20.8
21.2
10.5
30.3
100.0
Average Federal Tax Change
Dollars
-13
-36
-197
-764
-1,031
-2,341
-4,226
-9,402
-28,204
-69,979
-377,310
-5,068
Percent
-20.2
-25.4
-26.5
-34.9
-28.8
-30.4
-28.4
-30.6
-33.3
-31.9
-32.8
-31.8
Share of Federal Taxes
Change (%
Points)
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.4
-0.5
0.0
-0.5
0.0
Under the
Proposal
0.0
0.2
0.7
1.3
1.7
7.1
7.9
22.0
19.7
10.4
28.8
100.0
Average Federal Tax Rate5
Change (%
Points)
-0.2
-0.2
-0.8
-2.1
-2.2
-3.6
-4.6
-6.5
-9.0
-9.6
-12.2
-6.5
Under the
Proposal
0.8
0.7
2.1
3.8
5.3
8.2
11.5
14.7
17.9
20.5
24.9
13.9
Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes
1
by Cash Income Level, 2015
Cash Income Level
(thousands of 2011
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)
2,834
8,975
5,212
3,903
2,851
5,623
3,151
4,366
1,477
296
158
38,882
Percent of
Total
7.3
23.1
13.4
10.0
7.3
14.5
8.1
11.2
3.8
0.8
0.4
100.0
Pre-Tax Income
Average (dollars)
6,863
15,942
26,318
37,346
47,663
65,129
92,429
145,274
315,054
730,232
3,102,318
78,233
Percent of
Total
0.6
4.7
4.5
4.8
4.5
12.0
9.6
20.9
15.3
7.1
16.1
100.0
Federal Tax Burden
Average (dollars)
65
140
743
2,188
3,578
7,696
14,878
30,751
84,723
219,482
1,149,373
15,963
Percent of
Total
0.0
0.2
0.6
1.4
1.6
7.0
7.6
21.6
20.2
10.5
29.3
100.0
After-Tax Income 4
Average (dollars)
6,798
15,802
25,575
35,158
44,085
57,434
77,551
114,523
230,331
510,750
1,952,945
62,270
Percent of
Total
0.8
5.9
5.5
5.7
5.2
13.3
10.1
20.7
14.1
6.2
12.8
100.0
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0411-2).
* Less than 0.05
Note: Elderly tax units are those with either head or spouse (if filing jointly) age 65 or older.
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is current law, proposal implements Mitt Romney's tax plan. For a detailed discussion of TPC's interpretation of Romney's plan, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxtopics/Romney-plan.cfm. For a description of TPC's current law and current policy baselines, see
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/T11-0270
(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.
Average
Federal Tax
Rate 5
1.0
0.9
2.8
5.9
7.5
11.8
16.1
21.2
26.9
30.1
37.1
20.4