Tax Policy Center

Fiscal Facts

E.g., 12/02/2023
E.g., 12/02/2023
Estate tax returns filed in 2015 reported an average gross estate value exceeding $14 million.

March 27, 2017

March 27, 2017
By the end of FY 2015, gross federal debt totaled 102 percent of GDP–more than $18 trillion–close to the post-war high, which was set in 2014.

March 20, 2017

March 20, 2017
Between 1989 and 2013, the share of families owning stock climbed from one-third to one-half.

March 13, 2017

March 13, 2017
Between 2004 and 2013, the share of people under 35 who owned homes dropped from 42% to 35%.

March 6, 2017

March 6, 2017
Assets of active corporations have risen steadily since 1998, reaching $88 trillion in 2013.

February 27, 2017

February 27, 2017
41% of the 400 taxpayers with highest AGI incurred a marginal tax rate of 35% or more in 2012, down from more than 80% in 1995.

February 20, 2017

February 20, 2017
Motor Fuel Tax Receipts 2012
About 43% of state motor fuel tax receipts went to state-administered highways in 2012; 33% went to local roads and streets.

January 17, 2017

January 17, 2017