Countdown to Tax Day #2: Fairer Taxes
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April 13, 2018
Countdown to Tax Day
Five Ways the TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT (TCJA) Will Make Tax Day Less Taxing Next Year
#2: Fairer Taxes
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TCJA lowered taxes across the board but shifted a larger share of the tax burden to millionaires. While the individual tax relief remains in effect, millionaires will pay a larger share of federal taxes than they would without TCJA. The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimates that in 2019, taxpayers with incomes over $1 million will pay 19.8 percent of all federal taxes, compared to 19.3 percent without TCJA. Conversely, under TCJA taxpayers with less than $50,000 in income will see their share of the federal tax burden fall from 4.4 percent to 4.1 percent. |
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Middle-income taxpayers get the largest percentage tax cut under TCJA. JCT estimates that in 2019 TCJA will result in an average tax cut for all taxpayers of 8 percent, but the largest percentage reductions will be enjoyed by taxpayers with incomes between $20,000 and $50,000. Those who earn over $1 million will have a below-average percentage tax cut of 5.9 percent. |
