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T18-0187 - Tax Benefit of the Preferential Rates and Portion of the Net Investment Income Tax on Long-Term Capital Gains and Qualified Dividends, Baseline: Current Law, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Expanded Cash Income Percentile, 2018

Distribution of the tax benefits of removing capital gains and qualified dividends from the base of the 3.8 percent net investment income tax (NIIT). This table shows the impact by income percentile under current law for 2018. Baseline is the law in place for 2018 as of 10/16/2018. For more information on TPC’s baseline definitions, see: http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxtopics/Baseline-Definitions.cfm

October 16, 2018