In 2020, about ***** percent of total income taxes in the United States were paid by the top 50 percent of earners. In that same year, the top one percent of earners paid ***** percent of total income taxes in the country.

In total, about 59.9 percent of U.S. households paid income tax in 2022. The remaining 40.1 percent of households paid no individual income tax. In that same year, about 47.1 percent of U.S. households with an income between 40,000 and 50,000 U.S. dollars paid no individual income taxes.

This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population not represented on a taxable return in 1962, 2000 and 2009. 49.5 percent of the population did not pay income taxes in the United States in 2009.

The graph illustrates the number of tax returns filed in the United States from 1997 to 2023. The x-axis represents the years, ranging from 1997 to 2023, while the y-axis denotes the number of tax returns filed, spanning from 120,351,208 in 1997 to a peak of 164,358,792 in 2021. Throughout this period, the number of tax returns filed generally increases, with the lowest figure recorded in 1997 and the highest in 2021. Notable fluctuations include a slight decline in 2010 and a decrease in 2022 compared to the previous year. Overall, the data exhibits a consistent upward trend in tax return filings over the 27-year span. This information is presented in a line graph format, effectively highlighting the annual changes and long-term growth in tax return submissions in the United States.

Graph and download economic data for Personal Taxes: Federal Income Taxes by Race: White and All Other Races, Not Including Black or African American (CXUFEDTAXESLB0903M) from 2003 to 2023 about white, tax, federal, personal, income, and USA.

During the current period, tax preparation companies have navigated fluctuating economic conditions with varying success. The onset of COVID-19 triggered a decline in corporate profit, leading many businesses to cut back on outsourced tax services. Such financial pullbacks resulted in a dip in revenue, as companies either opted to utilize in-house tax teams or neglected additional tax services entirely. Regardless, as vaccination rollouts facilitated reopening economies in 2021, consumer spending soared, revitalizing corporate profit and demand for external tax preparers from individuals and businesses. Rising unemployment due to the cooling labor market brought on by high interest rates has recently reduced the number of taxpayers who can afford the industry’s services, causing revenue to slump in 2024. Overall, revenue for tax preparation service companies has grown at a CAGR of 2.9% over the past five years, reaching $14.5 billion in 2025. This includes a 0.9% rise in revenue in that year. Technological advancements have significantly transformed the tax preparation landscape. The advent and integration of artificial intelligence (AI) have streamlined processes, enhancing the efficiency of tax service providers. Specifically, AI-driven software has reduced time spent on tax preparation by automating data analysis, thereby enabling tax professionals to pivot toward more value-added services such as tax planning and customer relationship management. Over time, this will reduce wage costs and boost profit. Despite these advancements, there's been a notable rise in electronic filing, posing a threat to traditional tax preparers as more software companies market user-friendly tax solutions directly to consumers. However, major companies have adapted by incorporating these technological tools into their offerings, aiming to provide more comprehensive services. Looking ahead, tax preparation businesses are poised to experience moderate growth amid shifting economic conditions. As the US economy is expected to rebound gradually from current financial challenges, GDP and disposable income are projected to grow, fostering demand for professional tax services. Yet, ongoing competition from digital solutions, coupled with potential changes in tax legislation under the new administration, could shape the industry's trajectory. Overall, revenue for tax preparation service businesses in the US is forecast to creep upward at a CAGR of 1.1% in the next five years, reaching $15.3 billion in 2030.

This data collection contains aggregate information from income tax returns for 5-digit ZIP-code areas for the entire United States. Data are provided for three income classes with adjusted gross income returns of under $3,000, $3,000 to $10,000, and over $10,000. Information is provided on gross income, taxes paid, personal exemptions, total number of joint returns filed by married couples, and aggregate number of returns filed by all taxpayers. These data, originally prepared by the Internal Revenue Service, were supplied to ICPSR in computer-readable form by Philip Lankford of the University of California at Los Angeles.

In 2020, the average tax rate of the top 10 percent of earners in the United States stood at **** percent. For the top one percent of earners, the average tax rate stood at ***** percent, and for all taxpayers, the average tax rate was ***** percent.

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Tax evasion hinders sound fiscal policy and sustainable economic development by reducing government revenue from taxation. Identifying taxpayers who engage in non-compliant behavior is crucial for tax authorities to determine appropriate taxation schemes. However, since taxpayers have an incentive to conceal their true income, it is difficult for tax authorities to uncover such behavior. Empirical studies that use responses to simple direct questions in field surveys suffer from social desirability bias. In contrast to prior work on tax compliance behavior, our study mitigates the bias in responses to sensitive questions by employing the list experiment technique, which allows us to identify the characteristics of taxpayers who are less likely to engage in tax compliance. Using a unique dataset obtained from a tax office in Jakarta, Indonesia, we conducted a computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) survey in 2019. Our results revealed that approximately 13 percent of the taxpayers had reported lower income than their true income on their tax returns. In addition, taxpayers who are old, male, corporate employees, and members of a certain ethnic group tend to exhibit relatively low tax compliance. These findings suggest that our research design can be a useful tool not only for understanding tax evasion behavior, but also for developing more effective taxation schemes, including tax auditing, that promote tax compliance among taxpayers.

In 2022, about 14.88 million households in the United States had an income of 200,000 U.S. dollars or more a year. Another 20.77 million households however, had an income of less than 25,000 U.S. dollars in the same year, The total number of households in the U.S. since 1960 can be found here.

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In the fiscal year of 2023, the state of California collected a total of 220.59 billion U.S. dollars in tax revenue, the highest of any state. New York collected the second highest amount of taxes in that year, coming in at 125.19 billion U.S. dollars.

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Information collected from the National Superintendency of Customs and Tax Administration - SUNAT

Qualified Opportunity ZonesThis feature layer, utilizing data from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, depicts all Qualified Opportunity Zones in the United States. Per IRS, "Opportunity Zones are an economic development tool that allows people to invest in distressed areas in the United States. Their purpose is to spur economic growth and job creation in low-income communities while providing tax benefits to investors.Opportunity Zones were created under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (Public Law No. 115-97). Thousands of low-income communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories are designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones. Taxpayers can invest in these zones through Qualified Opportunity Funds." Chicago, Illinois Opportunity ZonesData currency: December 14, 2018Data source: Opportunity Zones ResourcesData modification: NoneFor more information: Opportunity NowFor feedback, please contact: ArcGIScomNationalMaps@esri.comCommunity Development Financial InstitutionsPer CDFI, "The CDFI Fund was created for the purpose of promoting economic revitalization and community development through investment in and assistance to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)."

This graph shows the average tax rates of the *** taxpayers reporting the highest adjusted annual gross income to the IRS in the United States from 1992 to 2014. The total income tax is defined as income tax after credits. The average tax rate of the *** taxpayers with the highest income in 2014 was at ***** percent.

Issuer's Allocation Percentage for all corporations subject to taxes. These reports are used by general corporations and unincorporated taxpayers to compute their investment allocation percentages, and by general corporation taxpayers to compute their allocated subsidiary capital. For 2006 and prior, the list include only corporations whose issuer's allocation percentages are known to be less than 100%. For 2007 and later, the lists include corporations whose issuer's allocation percentages are 100% or less.