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creates space to wrap around helpguyThe Tax Policy Center estimates the revenue and distributional impact of tax proposals using a state-of-the-art microsimulation model of the federal tax system. Our searchable database includes distribution tables that show how proposals alter tax liabilities and after-tax income, by dollar income class and by percentiles of the income distribution. We also periodically estimate the distribution of various federal taxes under current law, show how recent tax changes have altered that distribution, and examine other important issues such as the impact of the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) and the distribution of the estate tax under current law and alternative policy options. A description of the tax model’s methodology and help interpreting the tables can be found in the Related Resources links.


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Revenue and Distributional Effects of 2008 Presidential Candidate Tax Plans
Revenue and distribution tables for the tax plans put forth by Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.

Revenue and Distributional Effects of Proposed Economic Stimulus Packages
These tables from the Tax Policy Center show the revenue impact and distributional consequences of various economic stimulus packages under consideration for 2008.


Recent Estimates from TPC

-  T08-0254 - Effect of the AMT on 2001-2008 Individual Income Tax Cuts, 2010 - Current Law - Alternative Minimum Tax - Other Tables - 2010 (November 4, 2008)
2010 Share of tax units with no tax cut due to the AMT and the average share of the tax cut taken back by the AMT for all tax units by cash income class

-  T08-0253 - Income Subject to Tax and Effective Marginal Tax Rates in the Regular Income Tax and the AMT Among AMT Taxpayers, Current Law - Current Law - Alternative Minimum Tax - Other Tables - 2008 (November 4, 2008)
Comparison of income subject to tax and effective marginal tax rates under current law regular tax and current law AMT by cash income for the years 2008-2010.

-  T08-0252 - Distribution of AMT and Regular Income Tax by Cash Income, Current Law - Current Law - Alternative Minimum Tax - Other Tables - 2008 (November 4, 2008)
2007, 2008, 2010 The number of tax units, percent of tax units, percent of adjusted gross income, and percent of tax liability by cash income class for AMT taxpayers and all tax units

-  T08-0251 - AMT Revenue per AMT Taxpayer - Current Law - Alternative Minimum Tax - Other Tables - 2008 (November 4, 2008)
AMT revenue per AMT taxpayer under current law (2008-2010, 2018), current law extended (2018) and pre-EGTRRA law (2008, 2010) by cash income, number of children, state tax level, and filing status.

-  T08-0250 - AMT Participation Rate (percent) by Individual Characteristics - Current Law - Alternative Minimum Tax - Other Tables - 2008 (November 4, 2008)
AMT participation rate under current law (2008-10, 2018), current law extended (2018) and pre-EGTRRA law (2008, 2010) by cash income, number of children, state tax level, and filing status.

-  T08-0249 - Aggregate AMT Projections and Recent History, 1970-2018 - Current Law - Alternative Minimum Tax - Other Tables - 2002 (November 4, 2008)
Aggregate projections and recent history of AMT taxpayers and AMT revenue under current law, current law extended and pre-EGTRRA law from the years 1970 to 2018.

-  T08-0248 - Aggregate AMT Projections, 2008-2018 - Current Law - Alternative Minimum Tax - Other Tables - 2007 (November 4, 2008)
2007-2018 Projections of the number of AMT taxpayers, the share of all taxpayers on the AMT, AMT revenue, average AMT revenue per AMT return, and other AMT statistics

-  T08-0276 - Change in Tax Liability Under President-elect Obama's Tax Plan: Advisors' Version for Representative Elderly Families, Assuming Current-Law Nonitemizers Do Not Have Mortgages, 2009 - - - Other Tables - 2009 (October 28, 2008)
2009 change in tax liability under President-elect Obama's tax plan for representative elderly families.

-  T08-0275 - Change in Tax Liability Under President-elect Obama's Tax Plan: Advisors' Version for Representative Married Families Filing Joint Returns, Assuming Current-Law Nonitemizers Do Not Have Mortgages, 2009 - - - Other Tables - 2009 (October 28, 2008)
2009 change in tax liability under President-elect Obama's tax plan for a representative married family filing a joint return.

-  T08-0274 - Change in Tax Liability Under President-elect Obama's Tax Plan: Advisors' Version for Representative Nonelderly Single and Head of Household Families, Assuming Current-Law Nonitemizers Do Not Have Mortgages, 2009 - - - Other Tables - 2009 (October 28, 2008)
2009 change in tax liability under President-elect Obama's tax plan for a representative nonelderly single and head of household family.