March 1, 1995 Analysis and Summary of the “Contract with America Tax Relief Act of 1995” Arthur P. Hall, Ph.D. Arthur P. Hall, Ph.D. Print this page Subscribe Support our work Download Special Report No. 46 Special Report No. 46 Executive Summary The tax provisions in the “Contract with America,” if enacted, will reduce Americans’ tax burden by an estimated $188.8 billion over the five-year budget period from 1995 to 2000. At the same time, the provisions will slightly increase the share of the income tax burden borne by those taxpayers with $75,000 or more of adjusted gross income. The estimated average tax reduction for all income tax filers amounts to $1,552 over the 1995 to 2000 time period. The only provision estimated to expose more taxpayer income to taxation is the American Dream Savings Account (ADSA). The assumption is that taxpayers will forego tax deductible contributions to other retirement-type accounts in order to make non -deductible contributions to an ADSA account that permits tax-free money growth and tax-free withdrawals for specified expenditures like college tuition. The revenues raised from the ADS accounts offset the $500 million in estimated tax relief provided by the spousal IRA provision. Topics Center for Federal Tax Policy Business Taxes Individual and Consumption Taxes Research Tax and Economic Modeling Tags Bill Clinton
