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Model Estimate T24-0068 — Allow Individual Income Tax Deduction for Eligible Tips Reported by Employees and Exclude those Tips from Wages for Payroll Tax Purposes, by ECI Percentile, 2025 t24-0068.xls
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Table shows the change in the distribution of federal taxes, by expanded cash income percentile in 2025, of an option to exclude reported tips from individual income and payroll taxes. For a discussion of the distribution metrics presented in this table, see Measuring the Distribution of Tax Changes. 
Model Estimates Type Distribution Tables by Income Percentile
Primary topic Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms
Topics Presidential campaign proposals Income tax (individual) Payroll taxes Tax expenditures (individual)
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T24-0065 — Allow Individual Income Tax Deduction for Eligible Tips Reported by Employees, by ECI Level, 2025
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