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US Economic Briefing:Income Taxes PaidBy Income Level

Yardeni Research, Inc.

May 2, 2017

Dr. Edward Yardeni516-972-7683

[email protected]

Debbie Johnson480-664-1333

[email protected]

Please visit our sites atwww.yardeni.comblog.yardeni.com

thinking outside the box

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Table Of Contents Table Of ContentsTable Of Contents

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Tax Returns Filed 1-3Income Reported to IRS 4Tax Deductions 5Individuals Income Tax Data 6-7Adjusted Gross Income By Group 8Tax Returns Filed By Income Group 9Average Income Taxes Paid Per Income Group 10Taxes Paid By Income Group As % Of Total 11Taxes Paid By Income Group As % Of Gross Income 12Taxes Paid By Income Group As % Of Taxable Income 13Tax Returns Filed By Income Group As % Of Total 14Deductions By Income Group As % Of Gross Income 15Gross Income By Group As % Of Gross Income 16Taxes Paid By Income Group 17Income Tax Snapshot of Millionaires 18Income Tax Snapshot Of 2004 & 2014 19-21

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015125

130

135

140

145

150

125

130

135

140

145

150

130.3 130.1 130.4

132.2

134.4

138.4

143.0142.5

140.5

142.9

145.4 144.9

147.4

148.6TOTAL INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RETURNS FILED

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(number, millions)

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Figure 1.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20151.15

1.20

1.25

1.30

1.15

1.20

1.25

1.30

1.25

1.241.23 1.23 1.23

1.25

1.29

1.28

1.25

1.27

1.28

1.27

1.28 1.28

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NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RETURNS FILEDPER HOUSEHOLD

Source Internal Revenue Service.

Figure 2.

Tax Returns Filed

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201580

85

90

95

100

80

85

90

95

100

94.8

90.9

88.9 89.1

90.6

92.7

96.2

90.6

81.9

84.4

91.7

93.0

94.6

96.6

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INCOME TAX RETURNS FILEDSHOWING TAXES PAID(number, millions)

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Figure 3.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201530

40

50

60

30

40

50

60

35.4

39.2

41.5

43.143.8

45.746.8

51.9

58.6 58.4

53.6

51.952.8

52.0

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INCOME TAX RETURNS FILEDSHOWING NO TAXES PAID(number, millions)

Source Internal Revenue Service.

Figure 4.

Tax Returns Filed

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201556

59

62

65

68

71

74

77

56

59

62

65

68

71

74

77

72.8

69.9

68.267.4 67.4

67.0 67.3

63.6

58.359.1

63.1

64.2 64.265.0

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INCOME TAX RETURNS FILEDSHOWING TAXES PAID(percent of total tax returns)

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Figure 5.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201525

30

35

40

45

25

30

35

40

45

27.2

30.1

31.832.6 32.6

33.0 32.7

36.4

41.740.9

36.9

35.8 35.835.0

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INCOME TAX RETURNS FILEDSHOWING NO TAXES PAID(percent of total tax returns)

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Figure 6.

Tax Returns Filed

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150

2

4

6

8

10

12

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

6.17 6.03 6.21

6.79

7.42

8.03

8.698.26

7.638.09

8.37

9.10 9.09

9.77

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ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME*:TOTAL REPORTED TO IRS(trillion dollars)

Source: Internal Revenue Service.* Excluding exemptions & deductions.

Figure 7.

Income Reported to IRS

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20152.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

2.092.15

2.24

2.36

2.54

2.73

2.93

3.00 2.98 3.003.06

3.13 3.143.20

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TOTAL EXEMPTIONS & DEDUCTIONS(trillion dollars)

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Figure 8.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201524.0

24.5

25.0

25.5

26.0

26.5

27.0

27.5

28.0

28.5

24.0

24.5

25.0

25.5

26.0

26.5

27.0

27.5

28.0

28.5

25.3

26.3

26.5

25.8

25.525.4

25.2

26.6

28.1

27.1

26.7

25.625.7

24.7

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TOTAL EXEMPTIONS & DEDUCTIONS(percent of total gross income*)

* Adjusted gross income plus exemptions & deductions.Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Figure 9.

Tax Deductions

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

0.89

0.80

0.75

0.83

0.93

1.02

1.12

1.03

0.87

0.95

1.05

1.19

1.24

1.38

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TOTAL INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES PAID(trillion dollars)

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Figure 10.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201511

12

13

14

15

16

11

12

13

14

15

16

14.4

13.2

12.112.3

12.612.7 12.8

12.5

11.4

11.8

12.5

13.1

13.6

14.1

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TOTAL INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES PAID(percent of adjusted gross income)

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Figure 11.

Individuals Income Tax Data

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20155000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

6817

6127

5735

6292

6957

7399

7803

7242

6164

6660

7192

81978382

9271

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AVERAGE TAXES PAID PER RETURN(dollars)

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Figure 12.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20158000

10000

12000

14000

16000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

9364

87658410

9335

10322

11043

1159411386

10572

11269 11398

1276813055

14264

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AVERAGE TAXES PAIDBY THOSE PAYING TAXES(dollars)

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Figure 13.

Individuals Income Tax Data

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Figure 14.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20151.70

1.75

1.80

1.85

1.90

1.70

1.75

1.80

1.85

1.90

1.82 1.811.80

1.79 1.79 1.80

1.84

1.76

1.72

1.77 1.771.74

1.76 1.76

ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME BY GROUP(trillions dollars) $0-$50,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20151.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

1.84 1.86 1.89

1.982.03

2.12

2.21 2.192.14

2.17 2.20 2.222.27 2.30$50,000-$100,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20151.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

1.11 1.11 1.171.29

1.431.61

1.79 1.85 1.80 1.871.98

2.102.21

2.36$100,000-$200,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

0.58 0.55 0.580.68

0.790.90

1.00 0.990.91

0.991.08

1.191.28

1.42$200,000-$500,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

0.820.70 0.78

1.06

1.381.61

1.84

1.47

1.061.29 1.35

1.86

1.58

1.93 yarden

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$500,000 & Over

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Adjusted Gross Income By Group

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Figure 15.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201591

92

93

94

95

96

91

92

93

94

95

96

92.8 92.692.1

91.3 91.2

92.2

93.893.3

92.9

94.1

95.0

92.993.6

92.7

INCOME TAX RETURNS FILED BY INCOME GROUP(number, millions)

$0-$50,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201526

28

30

32

26

28

30

32

26.5 26.6 26.9

28.228.8

30.0

31.2 30.930.2

30.5 30.9 31.131.8

32.2$50,000-$100,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20158

10

12

14

16

18

20

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

8.5 8.4 8.99.7

10.812.1

13.5 13.9 13.5 14.014.8

15.616.4

17.5$100,000-$200,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20151

2

3

4

5

6

1

2

3

4

5

6

2.0 1.9 2.02.3

2.73.1

3.5 3.53.2

3.53.8

4.24.5

5.0$200,000-$500,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.1

.3

.5

.7

.9

1.1

1.3

1.5

.1

.3

.5

.7

.9

1.1

1.3

1.5

0.5 0.5 0.50.7

0.80.9

1.00.9

0.70.8

0.9

1.1 1.11.2

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$500,000 & Over

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Tax Returns Filed By Income Group

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Figure 16.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

1331

11061007 978 952 930 924

838

656 677807 816 813 832

AVERAGE TAXES PAID PER INCOME GROUP(dollars)

$0-$50,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20155000

6000

7000

8000

9000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

8041

7336

66326338 6208 6150 6114 5968

52545470

6132 6179 6233 6251

$50,000-$100,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201514000

16000

18000

20000

22000

24000

14000

16000

18000

20000

22000

24000

2187520794

18397 17996 17527 17321 16993 1676915700 16033

16873 16962 16956 16977

$100,000-$200,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201550000

55000

60000

65000

70000

50000

55000

60000

65000

7000066683

65374

6038559292

5822056717 56232 55713 55186 55542 55871 55751 55847 55536

$200,000-$500,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015340000

360000

380000

400000

420000

440000

340000

360000

380000

400000

420000

440000422524

393971

358533370976

386762 389313396059

381482

353634

368362

354061

385409

403287

422190

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$500,000 & Over

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Average Income Taxes Paid Per Income Group

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Figure 17.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20153

6

9

12

15

18

21

3

6

9

12

15

18

21

13.912.8 12.4

10.79.3 8.4 7.8 7.6 7.0 6.7 7.3

6.4 6.2 5.6

INCOME TAXES PAID BY INCOME GROUPAS PERCENT OF TOTAL

$0-$50,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201510

15

20

25

30

10

15

20

25

30

24.0 24.5 23.921.5

19.118.0 17.1 17.9 18.3 17.6 18.1

16.2 16.114.6

$50,000-$100,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201520

21

22

23

24

25

26

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

20.9

22.0 21.8

21.1

20.3 20.4 20.5

22.5

24.5

23.6 23.8

22.3 22.6

21.6

$100,000-$200,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201515

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

15.215.7

16.116.7 17.1 17.3 17.6

18.8

20.4 20.3 20.319.5

20.3 20.1$200,000-$500,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201520

24

28

32

36

40

44

20

24

28

32

36

40

44

26.1 25.0 25.8

30.0

34.335.9 37.0

33.2

29.831.9

30.4

35.6 34.9

38.2 yarden

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$500,000 & Over

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Taxes Paid By Income Group As % Of Total

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Figure 18.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.0

.3

.6

.9

1.2

1.5

1.8

2.1

2.4

.0

.3

.6

.9

1.2

1.5

1.8

2.1

2.4

1.51.3

1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.80.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

INCOME TAXES PAID BY INCOME GROUPAS PERCENT OF GROUP’S ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME

$0-$50,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20157

8

9

10

11

12

7

8

9

10

11

12 11.6

10.5

9.59.0 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.4

7.47.7

8.6 8.7 8.7 8.7

$50,000-$100,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201511

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

16.615.8

14.0 13.6 13.2 13.0 12.8 12.611.8 12.0

12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6

$100,000-$200,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201519

20

21

22

23

24

19

20

21

22

23

2423.3

22.7

20.920.6

20.219.8 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.5 19.6 19.5

$200,000-$500,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201522

24

26

28

30

22

24

26

28

30

28.3 28.3

24.8

23.623.2 22.8 22.4

23.424.4

23.5 23.522.8

27.4 27.3

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$500,000 & Over

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Taxes Paid By Income Group As % Of Gross Income

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Figure 19.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20156

8

10

12

14

16

18

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

13.1

11.3 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.29.6

8.0 8.0

9.6 9.8 9.8 9.8

INCOME TAXES PAID BY INCOME GROUPAS PERCENT OF GROUP’S TAXABLE INCOME

$0-$50,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201511

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

16.6

15.3

13.913.3 13.2 13.1 13.1 12.8

11.4 11.6

12.9 13.0 13.0 13.0

$50,000-$100,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201515

17

19

21

23

15

17

19

21

2322.0

21.0

18.618.2 18.0 17.7 17.4 17.3

16.3 16.317.0 16.9 16.8 16.7

$100,000-$200,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201523

24

25

26

27

28

29

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

27.927.3

25.024.6

24.3 24.2 24.024.5 24.5 24.6 24.6

24.1 23.923.6

$200,000-$500,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201524

26

28

30

32

34

24

26

28

30

32

34

32.0 32.0

27.9

26.4 26.0 25.8 25.4

27.0

28.427.4 27.5

26.2

31.430.9

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$500,000 & Over

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Taxes Paid By Income Group As % Of Taxable Income

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Figure 20.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201560

63

66

69

72

75

78

60

63

66

69

72

75

78

71.2 71.2 70.669.1

67.966.7

65.6 65.5 66.1 65.8 65.464.1 63.5

62.4

INCOME TAX RETURNS FILED BY INCOME GROUPAS PERCENT OF TOTAL

$0-$50,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201520.0

20.5

21.0

21.5

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20.5

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21.721.8 21.7

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$50,000-$100,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20156

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10

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12

13

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8.08.7

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20151.0

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Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Tax Returns Filed By Income Group As % Of Total

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Figure 21.

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Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Deductions By Income Group As % Of Gross Income

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Figure 22.

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201515

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Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Gross Income By Group As % Of Gross Income

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Figure 23.

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INCOME TAXES PAID BY INCOME GROUP(billion dollars)

$0-$50,000

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Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Taxes Paid By Income Group

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Figure 24.

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ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME OF MILLIONAIRESAS PERCENT OF TOTALADJUSTED GROSS INCOME

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DEDUCTIONS OF MILLIONAIRESAS PERCENT OF THEIR ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201510

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11.4

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18.8

14.817.2

TAXABLE INCOME OF MILLIONAIRESAS PERCENT OF TOTAL TAXABLE INCOME

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201515

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30

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35

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26.024.8

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INCOME TAXES PAID BY MILLIONAIRESAS PERCENT OF TOTAL TAXES PAID

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Income Tax Snapshot of Millionaires

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INCOME TAXES PAID BY INCOME GROUP (2004 & 2014)(billion dollars)

$0-$50,000 $50,000-$100,000

$100,000-$200,000

$200,000-$500,000

$500,000 &Over

2004 2014

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$0-$50,000 $50,000-$100,000

$100,000-$200,000

$200,000-$500,000

$500,000 &Over

2004 2014

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

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Income Tax Snapshot Of 2004 & 2014

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$100,000-$200,000

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$500,000 &Over

2004 2014

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

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INCOME TAXES PAID BY INCOME GROUPAS PERCENT OF TOTAL (2004 & 2014)

$0-$50,000 $50,000-$100,000

$100,000-$200,000

$200,000-$500,000

$500,000 &Over

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

Figure 28.

Income Tax Snapshot Of 2004 & 2014

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INCOME TAX RETURNS FILED BY INCOME GROUPAS PERCENT OF TOTAL (2004 & 2014)

$0-$50,000 $50,000-$100,000

$100,000-$200,000

$200,000-$500,000

$500,000 &Over

2004 2014

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

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Income Tax Snapshot Of 2004 & 2014

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