Four Options to Reform the Individual Income Tax and Estate Tax

2008-17 Static impact on tax liability and revenue for four plans to reform the individual income tax and estate tax against a baseline in which the 2001-06 tax cuts are extended and the AMT is indexed for inflation from 2006 levels.

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for a plan to reform the individual income and estate tax. The proposal includes replacement of the preferential rates on capital gains and dividends with a partial exclusion; repeal of the individual alternative minimum tax; expansion of the earned income tax credit; and additional changes to the rates, brackets, child tax credit, and other provisions.

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for a plan to reform the individual income and estate tax against a baseline in which the 2001-06 tax cuts are extended. The proposal includes replacement of the preferential rates on capital gains and dividends with a partial exclusion; repeal of the individual alternative minimum tax; expansion of the earned income tax credit; and additional changes to the rates, brackets, child tax credit, and other provisions.

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for a plan to reform the individual income and estate tax. The proposal includes replacement of the preferential rates on capital gains and dividends with a partial exclusion; repeal of the individual alternative minimum tax; expansion of the earned income tax credit; and additional changes to the rates, brackets, child tax credit, and other provisions.

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for a plan to reform the individual income and estate tax against a baseline in which the 2001-06 tax cuts are extended. The proposal includes replacement of the preferential rates on capital gains and dividends with a partial exclusion; repeal of the individual alternative minimum tax; expansion of the earned income tax credit; and additional changes to the rates, brackets, child tax credit, and other provisions.

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for a plan to reform the individual income and estate tax. The proposal includes replacement of the preferential rates on capital gains and dividends with a partial exclusion; repeal of the individual alternative minimum tax; expansion of the earned income tax credit; and additional changes to the rates, brackets, child tax credit, and other provisions.

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for a plan to reform the individual income and estate tax against a baseline in which the 2001-06 tax cuts are extended. The proposal includes replacement of the preferential rates on capital gains and dividends with a partial exclusion; repeal of the individual alternative minimum tax; expansion of the earned income tax credit; and additional changes to the rates, brackets, child tax credit, and other provisions.

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for a plan to reform the individual income and estate tax. The proposal includes replacement of the preferential rates on capital gains and dividends with a partial exclusion; repeal of the individual alternative minimum tax; expansion of the earned income tax credit; and additional changes to the rates, brackets, child tax credit, and other provisions.

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for a plan to reform the individual income and estate tax against a baseline in which the 2001-06 tax cuts are extended. The proposal includes replacement of the preferential rates on capital gains and dividends with a partial exclusion; repeal of the individual alternative minimum tax; expansion of the earned income tax credit; and additional changes to the rates, brackets, child tax credit, and other provisions.

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for a plan to reform the individual income and estate tax against a baseline in which the AMT is indexed from 2006 levels. The proposal includes replacement of the preferential rates on capital gains and dividends with a partial exclusion; repeal of the individual alternative minimum tax; expansion of the earned income tax credit; and additional changes to the rates, brackets, child tax credit, and other provisions.

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for a plan to reform the individual income and estate tax against a baseline in which the 2001-06 tax cuts are extended and the AMT is indexed from 2006 levels. The proposal includes replacement of the preferential rates on capital gains and dividends with a partial exclusion; repeal of the individual alternative minimum tax; expansion of the earned income tax credit; and additional changes to the rates, brackets, child tax credit, and other provisions.

2009 Distribution of federal tax change by cash income percentile for a plan to reform the individual income and estate tax against a baseline in which the AMT is indexed from 2006 levels. The proposal includes replacement of the preferential rates on capital gains and dividends with a partial exclusion; repeal of the individual alternative minimum tax; expansion of the earned income tax credit; and additional changes to the rates, brackets, child tax credit, and other provisions.