Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T08-0116 - Senator Barack Obama's Tax Proposals, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile, 2012

2012 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile resulting from Senator Barack Obama's tax proposals
June 10, 2008
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T08-0117 - Senator Barack Obama's Tax Proposals, Against a Tax Cuts Extended, AMT Patched Baseline, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2012

2012 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income level resulting from Senator Barack Obama's tax proposals against a baseline in which the tax cuts are extended and the 2007 AMT patch extended and indexed for inflation
June 10, 2008
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T08-0118 - Senator Barack Obama's Tax Proposals, Against a Tax Cuts Extended, AMT Patched Baseline, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2012

2012 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile resulting from Senator Barack Obama's tax proposals against a baseline in which the tax cuts are extended and the 2007 AMT patch extended and indexed for inflation
June 10, 2008
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T08-0119 - Senator McCain's Proposed Exemption Increase, Fully Phased In, Against a Current Law Plus AMT Patch Baseline, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2009

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income level for John McCain's proposed increase in the dependent exemption against a baseline of current law plus extension and indexation of the 2007 AMT patch
June 10, 2008
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T08-0120 - Senator McCain's Proposed Exemption Increase, Fully Phased In, Against a Current Law Plus AMT Patch Baseline, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile, 2009

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for John McCain's proposed increase in the dependent exemption against a baseline of current law plus extension and indexation of the 2007 AMT patch
June 10, 2008
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T08-0121 - Senator McCain's Proposed Exemption Increase, Fully Phased In, Against a Current Law Plus AMT Repeal Baseline, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2009

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income level for John McCain's proposed increase in the dependent exemption against a baseline of current law plus AMT repeal
June 10, 2008
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T08-0122 - Senator McCain's Proposed Exemption Increase, Fully Phased In, Against a Current Law Plus AMT Repeal Baseline, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile, 2009

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for John McCain's proposed increase in the dependent exemption against a baseline of current law plus AMT repeal
June 10, 2008
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T08-0101 - Senator John McCain's Tax Proposals, Impact on Tax Revenue, 2009-18

2009-18 Impact on tax revenue for Senator John McCain's tax proposals
June 10, 2008
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T08-0102 - Senator John McCain's Tax Proposals, Static Impact on Tax Liability, 2009-18

2009-18 Static impact on tax liability for Senator John McCain's tax proposals
June 10, 2008
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T08-0103 - Senator John McCain's Tax Proposals Against a Tax Cuts Extended, AMT Patched Baseline, Static Impact on Tax Liability, 2009-18

2009-18 Static impact on tax liability for Senator John McCain's tax proposals against a baseline in which the tax cuts are extended and the 2007 AMT patch extended and indexed for inflation
June 10, 2008
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T08-0104 - Senator Barack Obama's Tax Proposals, Impact on Tax Revenue, 2009-18

2009-18 Impact on tax revenue for Senator Barack Obama's tax proposals
June 10, 2008
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T08-0105 - Senator Barack Obama's Tax Proposals, Static Impact on Tax Liability, 2009-18

2009-18 Static impact on tax liability for Barack Obama's tax proposals
June 10, 2008
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T08-0106 - Senator Barack Obama's Tax Proposals Against a Tax Cuts Extended, AMT Patched Baseline, Static Impact on Tax Liability, 2009-18

2009-18 Static impact on tax liability for Senator Barack Obama's tax proposals against a baseline in which the tax cuts are extended and the 2007 AMT patch extended and indexed for inflation
June 10, 2008
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

High Wire and Hospital: Two Books You Should Read

I've just finished two terrific new books: High Wire: The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families by long-time LA Times reporter Peter Gosselin, and Hospital by Julie Salamon. In quite different ways, each illuminates some of the critical social policy issues of our time.
June 10, 2008Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

A New Annuity for 401(k)s

As 401(k) plans and other defined contribution savings vehicles have become more popular in recent years, retirement experts have become increasingly worried about how workers can make these funds literally last a lifetime. Too often, retirees withdraw the money too quickly and end up outliving their savings or, worse, take the whole pot of cash and go off to buy that bass boat they’ve always wanted.
June 5, 2008Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

What Will Obama Do with a Cap and Trade Windfall?

Interesting confluence of events: Barack Obama is about to wrap up the Democratic Presidential nomination and the Senate has begun debating a major plan to cap carbon emissions—an idea Obama strongly supports.
June 3, 2008Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: Current Law

T08-0094 - Aggregate AMT Projections, 2007-2018

2007-2018 Projections of the number of AMT taxpayers, the share of all taxpayers on the AMT, AMT revenue, average AMT revenue per AMT return, and...
June 2, 2008
Individual Taxes: Current Law

T08-0095 - Aggregate AMT Projections and Recent History, 1970-2018

1970-2018 The number of AMT taxpayers and total AMT revenue based on historical data and future projections
June 2, 2008
Individual Taxes: Current Law

T08-0096 - AMT Participation Rate (percent) by Individual Characteristics

The share of tax filers paying the AMT overall and by cash income class, number of children, state tax level, filing status, and other select...
June 2, 2008
Individual Taxes: Current Law

T08-0097 - AMT Revenue per AMT Taxpayer ($)

Average AMT revenue per AMT taxpayer overall and by cash income class, number of children, state tax level, filing status, and other select characteristics, multiple...
June 2, 2008
Individual Taxes: Current Law

T08-0098 - Distribution of AMT and Regular Income Tax by Cash Income, Current Law

2007, 2008, 2010 The number of tax units, percent of tax units, percent of adjusted gross income, and percent of tax liability by cash income...
June 2, 2008
Individual Taxes: Current Law

T08-0099 - Income Subject to Tax and Effective Marginal Tax Rates, in the Regular Income Tax and the AMT Among AMT Taxpayers, Current Law

2007, 2008, 2010 The percent of AMT taxpayers with more income subject to tax in the regular tax and the AMT, average adjustments and preferences,...
June 2, 2008
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: Current Law

T08-0100 - Effect of the AMT on 2001-2008 Individual Income Tax Cuts, 2010

2010 Share of tax units with no tax cut due to the AMT and the average share of the tax cut taken back by the...
June 2, 2008
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How The Rich Avoid Paying Taxes

It is a nice object lesson in how a couple of obscure changes in the tax law can save a few people a lot of money. The IRS has reported that the number of those earning $200,000 or more who paid no taxes rose sharply in 2005. More than 7,300 of these worthies avoided U.S. income tax entirely, two-and-a-half times the year before. About 85,000 paid worldwide taxes of less than 10% of their income.
May 29, 2008Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Tax Extenders and Fiscal Responsibility

For another take on my debate with George Yin on whether temporary tax breaks are a good idea George) or not (me), take a look...
May 29, 2008Howard Gleckman