Where’s the Tax Calculator?

We have received many inquiries about an Obama campaign commercial that seems to imply that the Tax Policy Center (TPC) has a tax calculator that can be used to see how the candidates’ tax plans would affect people. We don’t. The calculator shown in the commercial was designed by the Obama campaign and is in no way affiliated with the nonpartisan TPC.

The Tax Policy Center has evaluated the presidential candidates' tax plans in detail. That analysis is available here: Full Report;  Summary.

TPC has also produced tables showing how the tax plans would affect taxpayers in different circumstances. Here are links to the tables:

Unmarried non-elderly families (unmarried tax units with head under age 65)
Married non-elderly families (married tax units with both spouses under age 65)
Elderly families (tax units with head and/or spouse age 65 or over)

If you are interested in our commentary about the candidates’ tax plans, check out our blog.