CBPP's Guide to Understanding U.S. Taxes
With the April 18 tax filing deadline fast approaching, we thought it would be helpful to provide a big-picture look at the U.S. tax system by highlighting the following pieces.
Top Ten Tax Charts
Federal Income Taxes on Middle-Income Families at Historically Low Levels
By Chuck Marr and Gillian Brunet
"Middle-income Americans are now paying federal taxes at or near historically low levels, according to the latest available data. That's true whether it comes to their federal income taxes or their total federal taxes."
View the full report:
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3151
http://www.cbpp.org/files/4-14-10tax.pdf 3pp.
Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go?
"The federal government collects taxes in order to finance various public services. As policymakers and citizens weigh key decisions about revenues and expenditures, it is instructive to examine what the government does with the money it collects."
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http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1258
http://www.cbpp.org/files/4-14-08tax.pdf 4pp.
Where Do Our State Tax Dollars Go?
"Given the unprecedented revenue shortfalls that states face due to the recession and its aftermath, policymakers continue to confront major choices about how to pay for important services now and in the future. To inform this crucial decision making, it is useful to examine where state tax dollars go as well as changing trends over time."
View the full report:
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=2783
http://www.cbpp.org/files/policybasics-statetaxdollars.pdf 3pp.
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