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Table T09-0072
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Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile, 2009
Summary Table
Percent of Tax Units 4
Cash Income Percentile
2,3
With Tax Cut
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
With Tax
Increase
Percent Change
in After-Tax
Income5
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
Average
Federal Tax
Change ($)
1
Average Federal Tax Rate 6
Change (%
Points)
Under the
Proposal
11.1
4.2
0.4
0.1
0.0
3.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
74.9
22.2
2.1
0.3
0.1
100.0
-41
-15
-2
0
0
-14
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
10.4
16.8
19.8
26.2
21.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
22.7
24.4
26.4
29.6
31.3
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0308-7).
Number of AMT Taxpayers (millions). Baseline: 30.338
Proposal: 30.338
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is current law with threshold reduced to $6,000, proposal is to reduce the earnings refundability threshold for the CTC to $3,000.
(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) The cash income percentile classes used in this table are based on the income distribution for the entire population and contain an equal number of people, not tax
units. The breaks are (in 2008 dollars): 20% $18,981, 40% $37,595, 60% $66,354, 80% $111,645, 90% $160,972, 95% $226,918, 99% $603,402, 99.9% $2,871,682.
(4) Includes both filing and non-filing units but excludes those that are dependents of other tax units.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.
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Baseline: $6,000 Threshold
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile, 2009 1
Detail Table
4
Percent of Tax Units
2,3
Cash Income Percentile
With Tax Cut
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
With Tax
Increase
Percent Change
in After-Tax
Income5
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
Average Federal Tax Change
Dollars
Percent
Share of Federal Taxes
Change (%
Points)
Under the
Proposal
6
Average Federal Tax Rate
Change (%
Points)
Under the
Proposal
11.1
4.2
0.4
0.1
0.0
3.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
74.9
22.2
2.1
0.3
0.1
100.0
-41
-15
-2
0
0
-14
-9.6
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.6
3.9
10.7
17.9
66.7
100.0
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
10.4
16.8
19.8
26.2
21.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.1
10.4
16.4
25.8
13.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
22.7
24.4
26.4
29.6
31.3
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes
by Cash Income Percentile, 2009 1
4
Tax Units
Cash Income Percentile2,3
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
Number
(thousands)
Percent of
Total
Average
Income
(Dollars)
Average
Federal Tax
Burden
(Dollars)
Average AfterTax Income5
(Dollars)
Average
Federal Tax
Rate6
Share of PreTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of PostTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of
Federal Taxes
Percent of
Total
39,102
32,942
30,075
25,152
22,287
150,241
26.0
21.9
20.0
16.7
14.8
100.0
10,744
28,057
51,924
87,992
279,244
75,289
433
2,920
8,712
17,415
73,229
16,295
10,311
25,136
43,211
70,578
206,015
58,994
4.0
10.4
16.8
19.8
26.2
21.6
3.7
8.2
13.8
19.6
55.0
100.0
4.6
9.3
14.7
20.0
51.8
100.0
0.7
3.9
10.7
17.9
66.7
100.0
11,264
5,439
4,454
1,131
114
7.5
3.6
3.0
0.8
0.1
135,143
192,266
340,985
1,889,937
8,929,410
30,642
46,915
89,899
558,384
2,798,307
104,501
145,351
251,086
1,331,553
6,131,103
22.7
24.4
26.4
29.6
31.3
13.5
9.3
13.4
18.9
9.0
13.3
8.9
12.6
17.0
7.9
14.1
10.4
16.4
25.8
13.0
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0308-7).
Number of AMT Taxpayers (millions). Baseline: 30.338
Proposal: 30.338
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is current law with threshold reduced to $6,000, proposal is to reduce the earnings refundability threshold for the CTC to $3,000.
(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) The cash income percentile classes used in this table are based on the income distribution for the entire population and contain an equal number of people, not tax units. The breaks are (in 2008 dollars): 20% $18,981, 40%
$37,595, 60% $66,354, 80% $111,645, 90% $160,972, 95% $226,918, 99% $603,402, 99.9% $2,871,682.
(4) Includes both filing and non-filing units but excludes those that are dependents of other tax units.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.
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Baseline: $6,000 Threshold
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile Adjusted for Family Size, 2009 1
Detail Table
4
Percent of Tax Units
2,3
Cash Income Percentile
With Tax Cut
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
With Tax
Increase
Percent Change
in After-Tax
Income5
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
Average Federal Tax Change
Dollars
Share of Federal Taxes
Change (%
Points)
Percent
Under the
Proposal
6
Average Federal Tax Rate
Change (%
Points)
Under the
Proposal
16.5
1.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
3.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
91.1
7.3
1.1
0.2
0.0
100.0
-61
-5
-1
0
0
-14
979.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
2.7
8.6
17.4
71.2
100.0
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.7
8.4
15.7
19.5
26.0
21.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15.3
11.6
17.4
26.9
13.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
22.7
24.2
26.0
29.4
31.3
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes
by Cash Income Percentile Adjusted for Family Size, 2009 1
4
Tax Units
Cash Income Percentile2,3
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
Number
(thousands)
Percent of
Total
Average
Income
(Dollars)
Average
Federal Tax
Burden
(Dollars)
Average AfterTax Income5
(Dollars)
Average
Federal Tax
Rate6
Share of PreTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of PostTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of
Federal Taxes
Percent of
Total
32,429
30,972
29,186
28,494
28,475
150,241
21.6
20.6
19.4
19.0
19.0
100.0
10,059
25,261
46,073
76,773
235,357
75,289
-6
2,133
7,240
14,942
61,187
16,295
10,065
23,128
38,833
61,830
174,170
58,994
-0.1
8.5
15.7
19.5
26.0
21.6
2.9
6.9
11.9
19.3
59.3
100.0
3.7
8.1
12.8
19.9
56.0
100.0
0.0
2.7
8.6
17.4
71.2
100.0
14,316
7,191
5,606
1,362
135
9.5
4.8
3.7
0.9
0.1
115,555
163,422
292,160
1,640,591
7,862,950
26,212
39,476
75,889
482,916
2,460,647
89,342
123,946
216,271
1,157,676
5,402,303
22.7
24.2
26.0
29.4
31.3
14.6
10.4
14.5
19.8
9.4
14.4
10.1
13.7
17.8
8.2
15.3
11.6
17.4
26.9
13.6
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0308-7).
Number of AMT Taxpayers (millions). Baseline: 30.338
Proposal: 30.338
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is current law with threshold reduced to $6,000, proposal is to reduce the earnings refundability threshold for the CTC to $3,000.
(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) The cash income percentile classes used in this table are based on the income distribution for the entire population and contain an equal number of people, not tax units. The incomes used are adjusted for family size by divi
by the square root of the number of people in the tax unit. The resulting percentile breaks are (in 2008 dollars): 20% $12,921, 40% $24,393, 60% $41,924, 80% $67,748, 90% $96,780, 95% $137,143, 99% $359,711, 99.9%
$1,730,730.
(4) Includes both filing and non-filing units but excludes those that are dependents of other tax units.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.
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Baseline: $6,000 Threshold
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile Adjusted for Family Size, 2009 1
Detail Table - Single Tax Units
Percent of Tax Units4
Cash Income Percentile2,3
With Tax Cut
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
With Tax
Increase
Percent Change
in After-Tax
Income5
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
Average Federal Tax Change
Dollars
Percent
Share of Federal Taxes
Change (%
Points)
Under the
Proposal
Average Federal Tax Rate6
Change (%
Points)
Under the
Proposal
4.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
95.0
4.6
0.3
0.0
0.0
100.0
-15
-1
0
0
0
-4
-3.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
5.2
12.8
20.6
59.7
100.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
10.8
17.7
20.8
26.4
21.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15.3
10.7
13.9
19.9
9.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
23.5
24.4
25.4
31.6
34.7
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes
by Cash Income Percentile Adjusted for Family Size, 2009 1
Tax Units4
Cash Income Percentile2,3
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
Average
Income
(Dollars)
Average
Federal Tax
Burden
(Dollars)
Average AfterTax Income5
(Dollars)
Number
(thousands)
Percent of
Total
17,979
14,788
12,570
10,552
8,719
64,958
27.7
22.8
19.4
16.2
13.4
100.0
7,650
19,082
33,514
54,870
151,432
42,053
494
2,067
5,946
11,411
39,958
8,985
7,156
17,015
27,569
43,459
111,475
33,067
4,605
2,193
1,584
338
30
7.1
3.4
2.4
0.5
0.1
82,197
116,199
201,882
1,087,643
5,550,592
19,332
28,380
51,224
343,531
1,927,489
62,864
87,819
150,659
744,112
3,623,103
Share of PreTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of PostTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of
Federal Taxes
Percent of
Total
6.5
10.8
17.7
20.8
26.4
21.4
5.0
10.3
15.4
21.2
48.3
100.0
6.0
11.7
16.1
21.4
45.3
100.0
1.5
5.2
12.8
20.6
59.7
100.0
23.5
24.4
25.4
31.6
34.7
13.9
9.3
11.7
13.5
6.1
13.5
9.0
11.1
11.7
5.0
15.3
10.7
13.9
19.9
9.9
Average
Federal Tax
Rate6
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0308-7).
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is current law with threshold reduced to $6,000, proposal is to reduce the earnings refundability threshold for the CTC to $3,000.
(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) The cash income percentile classes used in this table are based on the income distribution for the entire population and contain an equal number of people, not tax units. The incomes used are adjusted for family size by
dividing by the square root of the number of people in the tax unit. The resulting percentile breaks are (in 2008 dollars): 20% $12,921, 40% $24,393, 60% $41,924, 80% $67,748, 90% $96,780, 95% $137,143, 99% $359,711,
99.9% $1,730,730.
(4) Includes both filing and non-filing units but excludes those that are dependents of other tax units.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.
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Table T09-0072
Reduce Child Tax Credit Refundability Threshold to $3,000
Baseline: $6,000 Threshold
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile Adjusted for Family Size, 2009 1
Detail Table - Married Tax Units Filing Jointly
Percent of Tax Units4
Cash Income Percentile2,3
With Tax Cut
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
With Tax
Increase
Percent Change
in After-Tax
Income5
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
Average Federal Tax Change
Dollars
Percent
Share of Federal Taxes
Change (%
Points)
Under the
Proposal
Average Federal Tax Rate6
Change (%
Points)
Under the
Proposal
16.5
1.9
0.2
0.1
0.0
2.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
84.0
11.8
2.0
0.6
0.1
100.0
-62
-7
-1
0
0
-8
134.9
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
5.6
15.4
77.7
100.0
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.8
7.9
14.3
18.7
25.9
22.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15.5
12.5
19.5
30.1
15.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
22.3
24.0
26.2
29.0
30.6
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes
by Cash Income Percentile Adjusted for Family Size, 2009 1
Tax Units4
Cash Income Percentile2,3
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
Average
Income
(Dollars)
Average
Federal Tax
Burden
(Dollars)
Average AfterTax Income5
(Dollars)
Number
(thousands)
Percent of
Total
6,621
8,578
11,027
14,829
18,163
59,479
11.1
14.4
18.5
24.9
30.5
100.0
13,343
32,397
59,438
93,284
278,505
125,155
-46
2,574
8,504
17,455
72,051
28,330
13,389
29,823
50,934
75,829
206,454
96,825
8,717
4,700
3,780
965
97
14.7
7.9
6.4
1.6
0.2
134,567
186,829
332,302
1,813,978
8,464,842
30,028
44,909
86,888
525,568
2,593,746
104,539
141,920
245,414
1,288,411
5,871,096
Share of PreTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of PostTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of
Federal Taxes
Percent of
Total
-0.3
7.9
14.3
18.7
25.9
22.6
1.2
3.7
8.8
18.6
68.0
100.0
1.5
4.4
9.8
19.5
65.1
100.0
0.0
1.3
5.6
15.4
77.7
100.0
22.3
24.0
26.2
29.0
30.6
15.8
11.8
16.9
23.5
11.1
15.8
11.6
16.1
21.6
9.9
15.5
12.5
19.5
30.1
15.0
Average
Federal Tax
Rate6
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0308-7).
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is current law with threshold reduced to $6,000, proposal is to reduce the earnings refundability threshold for the CTC to $3,000.
(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) The cash income percentile classes used in this table are based on the income distribution for the entire population and contain an equal number of people, not tax units. The incomes used are adjusted for family size by
dividing by the square root of the number of people in the tax unit. The resulting percentile breaks are (in 2008 dollars): 20% $12,921, 40% $24,393, 60% $41,924, 80% $67,748, 90% $96,780, 95% $137,143, 99% $359,711,
99.9% $1,730,730.
(4) Includes both filing and non-filing units but excludes those that are dependents of other tax units.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.
29-Jan-09
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
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Table T09-0072
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Baseline: $6,000 Threshold
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile Adjusted for Family Size, 2009 1
Detail Table - Head of Household Tax Units
Percent of Tax Units4
Cash Income Percentile2,3
With Tax Cut
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
With Tax
Increase
Percent Change
in After-Tax
Income5
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
Average Federal Tax Change
Dollars
Percent
Share of Federal Taxes
Change (%
Points)
Under the
Proposal
Average Federal Tax Rate6
Change (%
Points)
Under the
Proposal
45.8
3.8
0.6
0.1
0.0
16.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
92.7
6.2
0.9
0.1
0.0
100.0
-169
-12
-3
0
0
-59
14.1
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.1
-1.1
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.0
-8.1
9.3
29.1
29.7
39.9
100.0
-1.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.2
-10.6
5.6
15.5
20.3
25.3
13.7
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
14.7
6.0
8.5
10.7
5.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
23.5
24.6
25.0
29.2
31.0
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes
by Cash Income Percentile Adjusted for Family Size, 2009 1
Tax Units4
Cash Income Percentile2,3
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
Average
Income
(Dollars)
Average
Federal Tax
Burden
(Dollars)
Average AfterTax Income5
(Dollars)
Number
(thousands)
Percent of
Total
7,558
7,198
4,877
2,482
1,128
23,292
32.5
30.9
20.9
10.7
4.8
100.0
12,952
29,592
49,284
75,584
179,427
40,351
-1,198
1,667
7,660
15,364
45,427
5,572
14,150
27,926
41,624
60,220
134,000
34,779
730
209
158
31
3
3.1
0.9
0.7
0.1
0.0
109,967
149,881
276,495
1,510,258
7,770,538
25,852
36,811
69,076
441,162
2,410,886
84,115
113,070
207,418
1,069,096
5,359,652
Share of PreTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of PostTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of
Federal Taxes
Percent of
Total
-9.3
5.6
15.5
20.3
25.3
13.8
10.4
22.7
25.6
20.0
21.5
100.0
13.2
24.8
25.1
18.5
18.7
100.0
-7.0
9.2
28.8
29.4
39.5
100.0
23.5
24.6
25.0
29.2
31.0
8.6
3.3
4.7
5.0
2.3
7.6
2.9
4.1
4.1
1.8
14.6
5.9
8.4
10.6
5.1
Average
Federal Tax
Rate6
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0308-7).
(1) Calendar year. Baseline is current law with threshold reduced to $6,000, proposal is to reduce the earnings refundability threshold for the CTC to $3,000.
(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) The cash income percentile classes used in this table are based on the income distribution for the entire population and contain an equal number of people, not tax units. The incomes used are adjusted for family size by
dividing by the square root of the number of people in the tax unit. The resulting percentile breaks are (in 2008 dollars): 20% $12,921, 40% $24,393, 60% $41,924, 80% $67,748, 90% $96,780, 95% $137,143, 99% $359,711,
99.9% $1,730,730.
(4) Includes both filing and non-filing units but excludes those that are dependents of other tax units.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.
29-Jan-09
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
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Baseline: $6,000 Threshold
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile Adjusted for Family Size, 2009 1
Detail Table - Tax Units with Children
4
Percent of Tax Units
2,3
Cash Income Percentile
With Tax Cut
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
With Tax
Increase
Percent Change
in After-Tax
Income5
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
Average Federal Tax Change
Dollars
Share of Federal Taxes
Change (%
Points)
Percent
Under the
Proposal
6
Average Federal Tax Rate
Change (%
Points)
Under the
Proposal
48.7
4.3
0.5
0.1
0.0
10.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
90.8
7.5
1.1
0.2
0.0
100.0
-182
-14
-2
0
0
-40
11.4
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
-1.8
2.0
10.2
20.1
69.3
100.0
-1.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-12.5
5.8
15.6
20.4
27.0
21.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
16.1
11.1
17.2
25.0
12.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
23.9
25.5
27.2
30.0
31.1
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes
by Cash Income Percentile Adjusted for Family Size, 2009 1
4
Tax Units
Cash Income Percentile2,3
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
Average
Income
(Dollars)
Average
Federal Tax
Burden
(Dollars)
Number
(thousands)
Percent of
Total
9,648
10,138
10,440
9,539
8,194
48,094
20.1
21.1
21.7
19.8
17.0
100.0
14,150
33,628
61,157
101,199
306,666
95,281
-1,587
1,954
9,536
20,634
82,662
20,361
4,292
1,951
1,572
379
37
8.9
4.1
3.3
0.8
0.1
153,064
218,471
392,713
2,144,629
10,295,847
36,572
55,618
106,796
644,140
3,201,831
Average
Federal Tax
Rate6
Share of PreTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of PostTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of
Federal Taxes
Percent of
Total
15,737
31,674
51,621
80,564
224,004
74,920
-11.2
5.8
15.6
20.4
27.0
21.4
3.0
7.4
13.9
21.1
54.8
100.0
4.2
8.9
15.0
21.3
50.9
100.0
-1.6
2.0
10.2
20.1
69.2
100.0
116,492
162,854
285,917
1,500,489
7,094,016
23.9
25.5
27.2
30.0
31.1
14.3
9.3
13.5
17.7
8.3
13.9
8.8
12.5
15.8
7.3
16.0
11.1
17.1
24.9
12.1
Average AfterTax Income5
(Dollars)
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0308-7).
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 with threshold reduced to $6,000, proposal is to reduce the earnings refundability threshold for the CTC to $3,000.
(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) The cash income percentile classes used in this table are based on the income distribution for the entire population and contain an equal number of people, not tax units. The incomes used are adjusted for family size by divi
by the square root of the number of people in the tax unit. The resulting percentile breaks are (in 2008 dollars): 20% $12,921, 40% $24,393, 60% $41,924, 80% $67,748, 90% $96,780, 95% $137,143, 99% $359,711, 99.9%
$1,730,730.
(4) Includes both filing and non-filing units but excludes those that are dependents of other tax units.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.
29-Jan-09
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
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Table T09-0072
Reduce Child Tax Credit Refundability Threshold to $3,000
Baseline: $6,000 Threshold
Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile Adjusted for Family Size, 2009 1
Detail Table - Elderly Tax Units
4
Percent of Tax Units
2,3
Cash Income Percentile
With Tax Cut
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
With Tax
Increase
Percent Change
in After-Tax
Income5
Share of Total
Federal Tax
Change
Average Federal Tax Change
Dollars
Share of Federal Taxes
Change (%
Points)
Percent
Under the
Proposal
6
Average Federal Tax Rate
Change (%
Points)
Under the
Proposal
0.8
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
64.3
26.7
8.9
0.0
0.1
100.0
-3
-1
0
0
0
-1
-1.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.6
3.0
11.2
83.8
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
4.1
6.7
12.3
24.3
18.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
10.5
20.5
41.8
21.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
17.0
19.6
23.5
29.9
32.3
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes
by Cash Income Percentile Adjusted for Family Size, 2009 1
4
Tax Units
Cash Income Percentile2,3
Lowest Quintile
Second Quintile
Middle Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
All
Average
Income
(Dollars)
Average
Federal Tax
Burden
(Dollars)
Average AfterTax Income5
(Dollars)
Number
(thousands)
Percent of
Total
5,675
7,562
4,371
5,321
5,689
28,639
19.8
26.4
15.3
18.6
19.9
100.0
9,958
21,260
41,175
69,880
246,281
75,721
222
865
2,775
8,567
59,798
14,177
9,736
20,395
38,399
61,313
186,483
61,545
2,500
1,471
1,329
391
40
8.7
5.1
4.6
1.4
0.1
105,353
147,862
266,234
1,451,124
6,768,885
17,930
28,932
62,613
434,456
2,184,214
87,423
118,931
203,621
1,016,668
4,584,672
Share of PreTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of PostTax Income
Percent of
Total
Share of
Federal Taxes
Percent of
Total
2.2
4.1
6.7
12.3
24.3
18.7
2.6
7.4
8.3
17.2
64.6
100.0
3.1
8.8
9.5
18.5
60.2
100.0
0.3
1.6
3.0
11.2
83.8
100.0
17.0
19.6
23.5
29.9
32.3
12.1
10.0
16.3
26.1
12.4
12.4
9.9
15.4
22.5
10.3
11.0
10.5
20.5
41.8
21.3
Average
Federal Tax
Rate6
Addendum
80-90
90-95
95-99
Top 1 Percent
Top 0.1 Percent
Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Microsimulation Model (version 0308-7).
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 with threshold reduced to $6,000, proposal is to reduce the earnings refundability threshold for the CTC to $3,000.
(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) The cash income percentile classes used in this table are based on the income distribution for the entire population and contain an equal number of people, not tax units. The incomes used are adjusted for family size by divi
by the square root of the number of people in the tax unit. The resulting percentile breaks are (in 2008 dollars): 20% $12,921, 40% $24,393, 60% $41,924, 80% $67,748, 90% $96,780, 95% $137,143, 99% $359,711, 99.9%
$1,730,730.
(4) Includes both filing and non-filing units but excludes those that are dependents of other tax units.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.