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T18-0229 - Distributional Effect of Senator Kamala Harris' LIFT (Livable Incomes for Families Today) the Middle Class Act, By Expanded Cash Income Percentile, 2019

Distributional effect of Senator Kamala Harris' LIFT (Livable Incomes for Families Today) the Middle Class Act, under a current law baseline as of November 14, 2018. These estimates are based on a preliminary version of the bill in which the credit for heads of household phased out between $80,000 and $100,000. Updated tables that show the credit for head of household filers phasing out from $60,000 to $80,000, consistent with S.4 – 116th Congress (2019-2020) and S. 3712 – 115th Congress (2017-2018) are now available. Estimates are shown in Expanded Cash Income percent for calendar year 2019.

November 14, 2018