Tax Policy Center

"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as Reported by Senate Finance Committee

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: 2009 Stimulus Proposals

T09-0061 - "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009", As Reported by Senate Finance, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2009

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income level, of "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported by the Senate Finance Committee. Includes the Making Work Pay Credit, an expansion of the earned income tax credit, expansion of the refundability of the child tax credit, the American Opportunity Tax Credit, the exclusion of unemployment benefits from gross income, an AMT patch, and certain business provisions.

January 28, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: 2009 Stimulus Proposals

T09-0062 - "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009", As Reported by Senate Finance, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile, 2009

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income percentile, of "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported by the Senate Finance Committee. Includes the Making Work Pay Credit, an expansion of the earned income tax credit, expansion of the refundability of the child tax credit, the American Opportunity Tax Credit, the exclusion of unemployment benefits from gross income, an AMT patch, and certain business provisions.

January 28, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: Alternative Minimum Tax

T09-0063 - "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009": AMT Patch, As Reported by Senate Finance, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2009

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income level, of the AMT patch in "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported by the Senate Finance Committee.

January 28, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: Alternative Minimum Tax

T09-0064 - "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009": AMT Patch, As Reported by Senate Finance, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile, 2009

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income percentile, of the AMT patch in "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported by the Senate Finance Committee.

January 28, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: Child Tax Credit

T09-0065 - "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009": Reduce Child Tax Credit Refundability Threshold to $6,000, As Reported by Senate Finance, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2009

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income level, of the reduction of the child tax refundability threshold to $6,000 in "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported by the Senate Finance Committee.

January 28, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: Child Tax Credit

T09-0066 - "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009": Reduce Child Tax Credit Refundability Threshold to $6,000, As Reported by Senate Finance, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile, 2009

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income percentile, of the reduction of the child tax refundability threshold to $6,000 in "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported by the Senate Finance Committee.

January 28, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: Earned Income Tax Credit

T09-0067 - "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009": Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit, As Reported by Senate Finance, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2009

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income level, of the expanded earned income tax credit in "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported by the Senate Finance Committee. 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.

January 28, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: Earned Income Tax Credit

T09-0068 - "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009": Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit, As Reported by Senate Finance, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile, 2009

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 by the Senate Finance Committee. 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.

January 28, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: 2009 Stimulus Proposals

T09-0069 - "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009": Making Work Pay Credit, As Reported by Senate Finance, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2009

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income level, of the Making Work Pay Credit from the "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported by the Senate Finance Committee. The credit is equal to the first 6.2% of earned income up to a maximum credit of $500 ($1,000 for joint filers). The credit is phased-out at a rate of 4 percent of AGI exceeding $75,000 ($150,000 for joint filers).

January 28, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: 2009 Stimulus Proposals

T09-0070 - "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009": Making Work Pay Credit, As Reported by Senate Finance, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentiles, 2009

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income percentile, of the Making Work Pay Credit from the "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported by the Senate Finance Committee. The credit is equal to the first 6.2% of earned income up to a maximum credit of $500 ($1,000 for joint filers). The credit is phased-out at a rate of 4 percent of AGI exceeding $75,000 ($150,000 for joint filers).

January 28, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: 2009 Stimulus Proposals

T09-0078 - Reduce Bottom Two Individual Income Tax Rates to 5 and 10 Percent Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2009

Distribution tables by cash income level for federal tax change due to reducing the bottom two individual income tax brackets to 5 and 10 percent for the year 2009.

February 2, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: 2009 Stimulus Proposals

T09-0079 - Reduce Bottom Two Individual Income Tax Rates to 5 and 10 Percent Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile, 2009

Distribution tables by cash income percentile for federal tax change due to reducing the bottom two individual income tax brackets to 5 and 10 percent for the year 2009.

February 2, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: 2009 Stimulus Proposals

T09-0080 - Reduce Bottom Two Individual Income Tax Rates to 5 and 10 Percent with 2009 AMT Patch Baseline: Current Law with 2009 AMT Patch Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2009

Distribution tables by cash income level for federal tax change due to reducing the bottom two individual income tax brackets to 5 and 10 percent plus an AMT patch for 2009 run against a baseline of current law plus an AMT patch for the year 2009.

February 2, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: 2009 Stimulus Proposals

T09-0081 - Reduce Bottom Two Individual Income Tax Rates to 5 and 10 Percent with 2009 AMT Patch Baseline: Current Law with 2009 AMT Patch Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile, 2009

Distribution tables by cash income percentile for federal tax change due to reducing the bottom two individual income tax brackets to 5 and 10 percent plus an AMT patch for 2009 run against a baseline of current law plus an AMT patch for the year 2009.

February 2, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: 2009 Stimulus Proposals

T09-0082 - Repeal the 85 Percent Inclusion Rate for Social Security Benefits Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2009

Distribution tables of federal tax change by cash income level due to repealing the 85 percent inclusion rate for Social Security benefits for those with modified AGI greater than $34,000 ($44,000 for married couples filing jointly) for the year 2009.

February 4, 2009
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: 2009 Stimulus Proposals

T09-0083 - Repeal the 85 Percent Inclusion Rate for Social Security Benefits Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile, 2009

Distribution tables of federal tax change by cash income percentile due to repealing the 85 percent inclusion rate for Social Security benefits for those with modified AGI greater than $34,000 ($44,000 for married couples filing jointly) for the year 2009.

February 4, 2009
Individual Taxes: 2009 Stimulus Proposals

T09-0084 - Repeal the 85 Percent Inclusion Rate for Social Security Benefits Impact on Individual Income Tax Liability and Revenue ($ billions), 2009-19

Revenue impact on indiviual income tax liabilties due to temporarily repealing the 85 percent inclusion rate for Social Security benfits for those whose modified AGI is greater than $34,000 ($44,000 for married couples filing jointly) effective 01/01/09 and sunsets 12/31/10.

February 4, 2009