Tax Policy Center

Fiscal Facts

October 4, 2021
CBO estimates that the top 1 percent will bear about 45% of the burden of the corporate income tax in 2019, up from 29% in 1979. Shares of most other groups have declined.
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CBO estimates that the top 1 percent will bear about 45% of the burden of the corporate income tax in 2019, up from 29% in 1979. Shares of most other groups have declined.