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IRA Deductions

Number of returns with IRA deductions and dollar amount of total and average deductions from 1980 to 2018.

Individual Taxes

Total Income Tax Subsidies for Pension Benefits, 1975-2028

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Projected Income Tax Expenditures by Revenue Effect, 2013-2017

income tax expenditures for fiscal years 2013 to 2017, ranked by projected revenue effect.

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How does the availability of tax-favored retirement saving affect national saving?

December 21, 2015 by tpcwebsite

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How does the availability of tax-favored retirement saving affect national saving?

A.

Incentives for retirement savings only increase private saving if the tax breaks encourage households to set aside additional cash rather than simply transfer it from other nest eggs. And it only increases national saving if the increase in private saving exceeds the revenue loss from the tax subsidy.

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What types of nonemployer-sponsored retirement savings accounts are available?

December 21, 2015 by tpcwebsite

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What types of nonemployer-sponsored retirement savings accounts are available?

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The two big types are traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Roth IRAs. The main difference: When the feds take their cut.

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What is an automatic 401(k)?

December 21, 2015 by tpcwebsite

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What is an automatic 401(k)?

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An automatic 401(k) enrolls workers automatically, assigning them a default contribution rate and allocation of funds that they are free to change later.

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