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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 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.

AMT Projections
This set of tables includes projected data relating to the individual alternative minimum tax including the number of AMT taxpayers, the amount of AMT revenue, and the distribution of the AMT burden by income for various years between 2007 and 2017.


Recent Estimates from TPC

-  T08-0071 - Elements of Senator John McCain's Proposed Tax Plans, Impact on Tax Revenue, 2009-18 - - - Revenue Tables - 2009 (April 16, 2008)
Impact on tax revenue for select components of Senator John McCain's proposed tax plans including (1) permanent extension of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, (2) repeal of the AMT, (3) estate tax reform, (4) doubling of the dependent exemption, (5) reduction of the corporate income tax rate and full expensing, and other provisions.

-  T08-0070 - Set Dependent Exemption Amount to Double the Personal Exemption Amount, Static Impact on Individual Income Tax Liability and Revenue ($ billions), 2009-18 - - - Revenue Tables - 2009 (April 16, 2008)
2009-18 Static impact on individual income tax liability for a proposal to set the dependent exemption to double the personal exemption against four baselines: (1) current law, (2) current law with AMT patch extended, (3) current law with AMT repealed, and (4) tax cuts extended with AMT repealed.

-  T08-0066 - Repeal Employer Exclusion, Self-Employed Deduction, Allow Flat Refundable Credit, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile, 2009 and 2017 - - Health Care - Distribution Tables by Percentile - 2009 (February 19, 2008)
2009, 2017 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for a proposal to replace the exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance and the self-employed health insurance deduction with a flat refundable credit of $900 per covered adult and $450 per covered dependent.

-  T08-0065 - Options to Make Permanent Components of the 2001-06 Tax Cuts, Static Impact on Individual Income and Estate Tax Liability and Revenue ($ billions), 2009-18 - Repeal Elements of 2001 and 2003 Tax Acts - Capital Gains - Revenue Tables - 2009 (February 11, 2008)
2009-18 Static impact on individual income and estate tax liability for three options to make permanent components of the 2001-06 tax cuts: (1) extending the 10 percent bracket, child credit, and marriage penalty relief, (2) option one plus extending the 25 and 28 percent brackets, and (3) option two plus extending the 33 and 35 percent brackets, the rate reductions on capital gains and dividends, and repeal of PEP and Pease

-  T08-0064 - Options to Limit the Extension of the 2001-06 Tax Cuts Above $200,000, Static Impact on Individual Income and Estate Tax Liability and Revenue ($ billions), 2009-18 - Repeal Elements of 2001 and 2003 Tax Acts - Capital Gains - Revenue Tables - 2009 (February 11, 2008)
2009-18 Static impact on individual income and estate tax liability for two options to limit the extension of the 2001-06 tax cuts: (1) rolling back the tax cuts for those with incomes above $200K and (2) rolling back the tax cuts for those with incomes above $200K and freezing 2009 estate tax law

-  T08-0063 - Options to Limit the Extension of the 2001-06 Tax Cuts Above $250,000, Static Impact on Individual Income and Estate Tax Liability and Revenue ($ billions), 2009-18 - Repeal Elements of 2001 and 2003 Tax Acts - Capital Gains - Revenue Tables - 2009 (February 11, 2008)
2009-18 Static impact on individual income and estate tax liability for two options to limit the extension of the 2001-06 tax cuts: (1) rolling back the tax cuts for those with incomes above $125K ($250K for couples) and freezing 2009 estate tax law and (2) rolling back the top two income tax rates, rolling back the rate cuts for capital gains and qualified dividends, restoring PEP and Pease, and freezing 2009 estate tax law

-  T08-0062 - 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 Economic Income Percentile Adjusted for Family Size, 2008 - 2008 Economic Stimulus Proposals - - Distribution Tables by Percentile - 2008 (February 8, 2008)
2008 Distribution of federal tax change by economic income percentile adjusted for family size for the individual income tax measures in H.R. 5140: The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, as passed by the House and Senate (the final stimulus legislation).

-  T08-0061 - 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 Percentile Adjusted for Family Size, 2008 - 2008 Economic Stimulus Proposals - - Distribution Tables by Percentile - 2008 (February 8, 2008)
2008 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile adjusted for family size for the individual income tax measures in H.R. 5140: The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, as passed by the House and Senate (the final stimulus legislation).

-  T08-0060 - Individual Income Tax Measures in H.R. 5140, The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008: As Passed by the House and Senate, Beneficiaries (thousands) by Individual Characteristics, 2008 - 2008 Economic Stimulus Proposals - - Distribution Tables by Size of Tax Cut - 2008 (February 8, 2008)
2008 Distribution of beneficiaries by level of benefit received and individual characteristics for the individual income tax measures in H.R. 5140: The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, as passed by the House and Senate (the final stimulus legislation).

-  T08-0059 - 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 Percentile, 2008 - 2008 Economic Stimulus Proposals - - Distribution Tables by Percentile - 2008 (February 8, 2008)
2008 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for the individual income tax measures in H.R. 5140: The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, as passed by the House and Senate (the final stimulus legislation).