T17-0151 - Distribution of AMT and Regular Income Tax by Expanded Cash Income, Current Law, 2016 - 2018 ...

Fines, fees, and forfeitures are financial penalties imposed for violations of the law. State and local governments collected a combined $13 billion in revenue from fines, fees, and forfeitures in ...

Total US tax revenue equaled 27 percent of gross domestic product, well below the 34 percent weighted average for the other 37 OECD countries. US taxes are low relative to those in other high-income ...

T24-0040 - Tax Units with a Tax Increase or Tax Cut from Making Certain Individual Income, Payroll, and Estate Tax Provisions in 2017 Tax Act Permanent, by ECI Level, 2026 ...

The federal government distributes grants to states and localities for many purposes. Some grants are delivered directly to these governments, but others are “pass-through” grants that first go to ...

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The child tax credit provides a credit of up to $2,000 per child under age 17. If the credit exceeds taxes owed, families may receive up to $1,600 per child as a refund. Other dependents—including ...

Before the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) primarily affected well-off households, but not those with the very highest incomes. It was also more likely ...

Motor fuel taxes are taxes levied on gasoline, diesel, and gasohol (a mixture of ethanol and unleaded gasoline). State and local governments collected a combined $53 billion in revenue from motor fuel ...

Corporations and individual taxpayers who itemize can deduct charitable contributions to 501(c)(3) organizations. Many nonprofit institutions are exempt from paying federal income tax, but taxpayers ...

Income inequality has increased sharply over the past 40 years. A simple way to measure inequality is by looking at the share of income received by the highest-income people. Using a broad measure ...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act nearly doubled the standard deduction and eliminated or restricted many itemized deductions in 2018 through 2025. It also eliminated the “Pease” limitation on itemized ...