60% of Americans paid no federal income tax last year (2020)107m households paid none. So around 20

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60% of Americans paid no federal income tax last year (2020)

107m households paid none. So around 20m households paid, ti looks like. For reference to a normal year, in 2019 76m households didn't pay any -- it's been around this number for the last decade.

Tax credits and higher unemployment during the pandemic is the reason. An example is a household that almost reached the income rate where they would pay taxes, but then received a few stimulus payments, which put them into the category of nonpayers.

Fed income taxes don't include payroll taxes. 80% of households paid at least payroll taxes in 2020.

The number is expected to go down this year just a few percent (to 57%) and then return to around 40% in 2022, as long as the economy recovers. However, Congress made some changes for 2021 which will have less households paying, such as an increased child tax credit, earned income tax credit, and child and dependent care tax credit (affects millions of families).

The country is undecided how to deal with tax revenue. In 2020 80% of fed income taxes were paid by the top 20% of earners (30% of fed income taxes were paid by the top 1%, which is up from 25% in 2019). Democrats want high earners to pay more, while Republicans say they already pay quite a bit.

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CNBC: 61% of Americans paid no federal income taxes in 2020, Tax Policy Center says
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<div><b> 60% of Americans paid no federal income tax last year (2020)</b><br></div><div><br></div><div>107m households paid none. So around 20m households paid, ti looks like. For reference to a normal year, in 2019 76m households didn't pay any -- it's been around this number for the last decade.</div><div><br></div><div>Tax credits and higher unemployment during the pandemic is the reason. An example is a household that almost reached the income rate where they would pay taxes, but then received a few stimulus payments, which put them into the category of nonpayers.</div><div><br></div><div>Fed income taxes don't include payroll taxes. 80% of households paid at least payroll taxes in 2020.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The number is expected to go down this year just a few percent (to 57%) and then return to around 40% in 2022, as long as the economy recovers. However, Congress made some changes for 2021 which will have less households paying, such as an increased child tax credit, earned income tax credit, and child and dependent care tax credit (affects millions of families).<br></div><div><br></div><div>The country is undecided how to deal with tax revenue. In 2020 80% of fed income taxes were paid by the top 20% of earners (30% of fed income taxes were paid by the top 1%, which is up from 25% in 2019). Democrats want high earners to pay more, while Republicans say they already pay quite a bit.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://landandseajournal.com/post/hashtag/Taxes"><a href="http://landandseajournal.com/post/hashtag/Taxes">#Taxes</a></a> <a href="http://landandseajournal.com/post/hashtag/USA"><a href="http://landandseajournal.com/post/hashtag/USA">#USA</a></a> <br></div><div><br></div> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/18/61percent-of-americans-paid-no-federal-income-taxes-in-2020-tax-policy-center-says.html">CNBC: 61% of Americans paid no federal income taxes in 2020, Tax Policy Center says</a>
60% of Americans paid no federal income tax last year (2020)

107m households paid none. So around 20m households paid, ti looks like. For reference to a normal year, in 2019 76m households didn't pay any -- it's been around this number for the last decade.

Tax credits and higher unemployment during the pandemic is the reason. An example is a household that almost reached the income rate where they would pay taxes, but then received a few stimulus payments, which put them into the category of nonpayers.

Fed income taxes don't include payroll taxes. 80% of households paid at least payroll taxes in 2020.

The number is expected to go down this year just a few percent (to 57%) and then return to around 40% in 2022, as long as the economy recovers. However, Congress made some changes for 2021 which will have less households paying, such as an increased child tax credit, earned income tax credit, and child and dependent care tax credit (affects millions of families).

The country is undecided how to deal with tax revenue. In 2020 80% of fed income taxes were paid by the top 20% of earners (30% of fed income taxes were paid by the top 1%, which is up from 25% in 2019). Democrats want high earners to pay more, while Republicans say they already pay quite a bit.

#Taxes #USA

CNBC: 61% of Americans paid no federal income taxes in 2020, Tax Policy Center says

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