"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" Conference Agreement

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income percentile, of the Making Work Pay Credit and the Economic Recovery Payments from the "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported in the conference agreement. The Making Work Pay credit is equal to the first 6.2% of earned income up to a maximum credit of $400 ($800 for joint filers). The credit is phased-out at a rate of 2 percent of AGI exceeding $75,000 ($150,000 for joint filers). The Economic Recovery Payments are one-time payments of $250 to tax units receiving social security, SSI, or veterans benefits.

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income percentile, of the Making Work Pay Credit from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported in the conference agreement. The Making Work Pay credit is equal to the first 6.2% of earned income up to a maximum credit of $400 ($800 for joint filers). The credit is phased-out at a rate of 2 percent of AGI exceeding $75,000 ($150,000 for joint filers).

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income percentile, of the expanded earned income tax credit in "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported in the conference agreement. The proposal increases the earned income tax credit percentage for families with three or more qualifying children to 45 percent and the threshold phase-out amount for joint filers to $5,000 above the phase-out threshold for single and head of household tax units.

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income percentile, of the reduction of the child tax refundability threshold to $3,000 in "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported in the conference agreement.

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income percentile, of individual and corporate tax provisions in "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported in the conference agreement. Proposal includes the Making Work Pay Credit, Home Buyer's Credit, Economic Recovery Payments, expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and HOPE credit, exclusion of portion of unemployment, AMT patch extension and certain tax incentives for businesses. For a more detailed description, see summary sheet.

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income percentile, of individual tax provisions in "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported in the conference agreement. Proposal includes the Making Work Pay Credit, Home Buyer's Credit, Economic Recovery Payments, expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and HOPE credit, exclusion of portion of unemployment, and AMT patch extension. For a more detailed description, see summary sheet.

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income percentile, of individual tax provisions in "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported in the conference agreement run against a current law baseline plus an AMT patch. Proposal includes the Making Work Pay Credit, Home Buyer's Credit, Economic Recovery Payments, expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and HOPE credit, exclusion of portion of unemployment, and AMT patch extension. For a more detailed description, see summary sheet.

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income percentile, of individual and corporate tax provisions in "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported in the conference agreement run against a current law baseline plus an AMT patch. Proposal includes the Making Work Pay Credit, Home Buyer's Credit, Economic Recovery Payments, expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and HOPE credit, exclusion of portion of unemployment, AMT patch extension and certain tax incentives for businesses. For a more detailed description, see summary sheet.