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The Tax Policy Center regularly produces tables showing the distribution of income and federal taxes, effective and marginal tax rates, and other measures of federal taxes. Other tables show estimates of the share of taxpayers who pay no income or payroll tax, the distribution of capital gains and business income, and aspects of the estate tax and individual alternative minimum tax.


 

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Baseline Distribution of Income and Federal Taxes

T26-0034 – 0040

Average Federal Tax Rates

T26-0041 – 0047

Shares of Federal Taxes

T26-0048 – 0054

Number of Tax Units by Tax Bracket and Filing Status

T26-0055 – 0061

Effective Marginal Tax Rates

T26-0062 – 0068

Distribution of Payroll and Income Taxes

T26-0075 – 0081

Who Pays Income Taxes

T26-0090 – 0097

Distribution of Capital Gains and Qualified Dividends

T26-0098 – 0104

Distribution of Taxes Paid on Capital Gains and Qualified Dividends

T26-0105 – 0111

Estate Tax

T26-0071 – 0072

Returns & liability

By size of gross estate

Alternative Minimum Tax

T26-0073 – 0074

Aggregate projections

Characteristics of AMT payers

 


 

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Tax Benefit of the Itemized Deduction for State and Local Income, Sales, and Real Estate Taxes (SALT)

T26-0114 – 0115, 0126

Extend Increase in Limit on the Deductibility of Certain State and Local Taxes (SALT) in the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act, Impact on Revenue

Tax Benefit of the Itemized Deduction for Home Mortgage Interest

T26-0116 – 0117

Tax Benefit of the Non-Itemizer Deduction for Charitable Donations

T26-0118 – 0119

Tax Benefit of the Itemized Deduction for Charitable Donations

T26-0120 – 0121

Tax Benefit of the Itemized and Non-Itemizer Deductions for Charitable Contributions

T26-0122 – 0123

Tax Benefit of Deductions for Tips, Overtime, Vehicle Loan Interest, and Seniors

T26-0082 – 0087

Deduction for Qualified Tips

Deduction for Qualified Overtime

Deduction for Qualified Vehicle Loan Interest

$6,000 Deduction for Seniors

Combined Tax Benefit of the Deductions for Qualified Tips, Overtime Compensation, Vehicle Loan Interest and the $6,000 Deduction for Seniors

Extend Certain Tax Provisions in the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act, Impact on Revenue

Tax Benefit of All Itemized Deductions

T26-0124 – 0125