Tax Policy Center

Fiscal Facts

August 22, 2022
The federal government collected $5.3 billion from taxes on retirement annuities of railroad workers in fiscal year 2021. Railroad retirement tax collections were relatively stable for years before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The federal government collected $5.3 billion from taxes on retirement annuities of railroad workers in fiscal year 2021. Railroad retirement tax collections were relatively stable for years before the COVID-19 pandemic.